The Piano Sonatas

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:30
• 2
  Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:21
• 3
  Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto & trio: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:24
• 4
  Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: IV. Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:16
• 5
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:56
• 6
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:31
• 7
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo & trio: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:01
• 8
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:01
• 9
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:09
• 10
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:33
• 11
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo & trio: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:16
• 12
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:12
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:43
• 2
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:32
• 3
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:01
• 4
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:26
• 5
  Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Molto allegro e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:55
• 6
  Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:48
• 7
  Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:28
• 8
  Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:19
• 9
  Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:18
• 10
  Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:26
• Digital Media 3
• 1
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:50
• 2
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:48
• 3
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto & trio: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:44
• 4
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:42
• 5
  Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:29
• 6
  Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:57
• 7
  Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:46
• 8
  Sonata no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:26
• 9
  Sonata no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:09
• 10
  Sonata no. 9 in E-flat major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro commodo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:53
• 11
  Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:35
• 12
  Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:01
• 13
  Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:26
• Digital Media 4
• 1
  Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:58
• 2
  Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:37
• 3
  Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: III. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:15
• 4
  Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:50
• 5
  Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:20
• 6
  Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: II. Scherzo & trio: Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:29
• 7
  Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:10
• 8
  Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:39
• 9
  Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:42
• 10
  Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:59
• 11
  Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:05
• 12
  Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace - Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:17
• Digital Media 5
• 1
  Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:11
• 2
  Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:11
• 3
  Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:36
• 4
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:42
• 5
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:05
• 6
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:29
• 7
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:10
• 8
  Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:29
• 9
  Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:22
• 10
  Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:36
• Digital Media 6
• 1
  Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: I. Largo - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:31
• 2
  Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:09
• 3
  Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:01
• 4
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:41
• 5
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:08
• 6
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: III. Menuetto & Trio: Moderato e grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:55
• 7
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:35
• 8
  Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: I. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:16
• 9
  Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:17
• 10
  Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:43
• 11
  Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:16
• Digital Media 7
• 1
  Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:21
• 2
  Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione: Molto adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:34
• 3
  Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:29
• 4
  Sonata No. 22 in F major, op. 54: I. In tempo d'un menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:54
• 5
  Sonata No. 22 in F major, op. 54: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:19
• 6
  Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:42
• 7
  Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:38
• 8
  Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:29
• 9
  Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:20
• 10
  Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: II. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:45
• Digital Media 8
• 1
  Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:38
• 2
  Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:16
• 3
  Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: III. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:54
• 4
  Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Adagio - Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:35
• 5
  Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Andante espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:00
• 6
  Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Vivacissimamente

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:04
• 7
  Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:55
• 8
  Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:47
• 9
  Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:34
• 10
  Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:00
• 11
  Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll - Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:23
• Digital Media 9
• 1
  Andante favori in F major, WoO 57

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:07
• 2
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:09
• 3
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:48
• 4
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e molto con sentimento

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  19:25
• 5
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:40
• Digital Media 10
• 1
  Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:17
• 2
  Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: II. Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:29
• 3
  Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Andante, molto cantabile ed espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:39
• 4
  Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:44
• 5
  Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:08
• 6
  Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:06
• 7
  Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: Fuga, Allegro, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:28
• 8
  Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:08
• 9
  Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:26

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Release credits

• Christopher Raeburn
  producer [1.9-12, 10.1-9]
• Colin Moorfoot
  balance [7-8], engineer [7.4-5, 4.9-12, 8.1-3, 3.8-13]
• James Lock
  engineer [4-9]
• James Walker
  engineer [8-11], producer [3.6, 9.1-5, 4.9-12, 5.1-3, 5.8-10, 7.6-8, 2.1, 2.8-10]
• John Dunkerley
  engineer [6.1-7, 2.1-7, 4.1-8, 8.9-11, 1.5-8, 5.4-7], recording [1-3, 8-10]
• John Pellowe
  balance [1.1-4, 3.1-4]
• Kenneth Wilkinson
  balance [1-3], engineer [8.4-6, 1.9-12, 2.1-4, 2.8-10, 10.1-3]
• Ray Minshull
  producer [7.1-3, 8.4-8]
• Richard Beswick
  producer [6.1-11, 4.1-8, 7.4-5, 7.9-10, 3.1-13, 8.1-3, 8.9-11, 1.1-8, 2.1-7, 5.4-7]
• Simon Eadon
  balance [8.7-8, 3.6], engineer [7.6-10, 8.1-3]
• Stanley Goodall
  balance [9.2-5, 3.6], engineer [9.1, 3.5-7]
• Tryggvi Tryggvason
  engineer [4-9]
• Vladimir Ashkenazy
  piano

Issues

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  The Piano Sonatas

  10x CD
  1989
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  The Piano Sonatas

  10x CD
  April 1995
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  The Piano Sonatas

  10x CD
  27 February 2007
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  The Piano Sonatas

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