Decca Beethoven Sonatas

Tracklist

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:03
• 2
  Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:58
• 3
  Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegretto

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:54
• 5
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:56
• 6
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:59
• 7
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:46
• 8
  Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo: Grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:23
• 9
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:22
• 10
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:57
• 11
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:04
• 12
  Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:32
• 13
  Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:08
• 14
  Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:51
• 15
  Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale: Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:18
• CD 2
• 1
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:21
• 2
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:11
• 3
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: III. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:48
• 4
  Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:42
• 5
  Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:27
• 6
  Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:27
• 7
  Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:26
• 8
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3, I. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:55
• 9
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3, II. Largo e mesto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:36
• 10
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:35
• 11
  Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:08
• 12
  Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13: I. Grave — Allegro di molto e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:16
• 13
  Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:46
• 14
  Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13: III. Rondo: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:28
• CD 3
• 1
  Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:31
• 2
  Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:12
• 3
  Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro comodo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:33
• 4
  Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:57
• 5
  Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:31
• 6
  Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:27
• 7
  Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:40
• 8
  Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:12
• 9
  Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: III. Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:07
• 10
  Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:43
• 11
  Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: I. Andante con Variazioni

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:08
• 12
  Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: II. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:42
• 13
  Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:15
• 14
  Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:48
• CD 4
• 1
  Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: I. Andante — Allegro — Tempo I — attacca:

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:51
• 2
  Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace — attacca:

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:08
• 3
  Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: III. Adagio con espressione — attacca:

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:11
• 4
  Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: IV. Allegro vivace — Adagio — Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:27
• 5
  Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto — attacca:

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:43
• 6
  Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: II. Allegretto & Trio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:19
• 7
  Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: III. Presto agitato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:29
• 8
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:45
• 9
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:26
• 10
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:52
• 11
  Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:17
• 12
  Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:00
• 13
  Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:22
• 14
  Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo: Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:10
• CD 5
• 1
  Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: I. Largo — Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:29
• 2
  Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:16
• 3
  Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: III. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:34
• 4
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:16
• 5
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:46
• 6
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: III. Menuetto & Trio: Moderato e grazioso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:06
• 7
  Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:53
• 8
  Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: I. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:27
• 9
  Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:36
• 10
  Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:59
• 11
  Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:19
• 12
  Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:52
• 13
  Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53: II. Introduzione: Adagio molto — attacca:

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:12
• 14
  Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53: III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato — Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:41
• CD 6
• 1
  Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: I. In tempo d’un Menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:17
• 2
  Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: II. Allegretto — Più allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:19
• 3
  Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57: I. Allegro assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:37
• 4
  Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57: II. Andante con moto — attacca:

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:55
• 5
  Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57: III. Allegro ma non troppo — Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:34
• 6
  Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile — Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:48
• 7
  Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: II. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:18
• 8
  Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:18
• 9
  Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: II. Andante

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:55
• 10
  Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: III. Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  1:56
• 11
  Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a: I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio — Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:59
• 12
  Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a: II. Abwesenheit (L’Absence): Andante espressivo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:06
• 13
  Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a: III. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente — Poco andante — Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:04
• CD 7
• 1
  Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:03
• 2
  Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:41
• 3
  Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto, ma non troppo)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:16
• 4
  Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:07
• 5
  Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto) — Zeitmaß des erstens Stückes (Tempo del primo pezzo) — Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit (Adagio)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:38
• 6
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: I. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:49
• 7
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: II. Scherzo: Assai vivace — Presto — Tempo I

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:41
• 8
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: III. Adagio sostenuto: Appassionato e con molto sentimento

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  16:36
• 9
  Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106: IV. Largo — Allegro — Allegro risoluto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:01
• CD 8
• 1
  Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace (ma non troppo) — Adagio espressivo — Tempo I — / II. Prestissimo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:16
• 2
  Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo) —

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:55
• 3
  Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Allegro ma non troppo

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

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:24
• 5
  Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:04
• 6
  Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo — Recitativo — Adagio ma non troppo: Arioso dolente (Klagender Gesang) —

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  2:51
• 7
  Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo —L’istesso tempo di Arioso — L’istesso tempo della Fuga — Meno allegro (Etwas langsamer)

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:14
• 8
  Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso — Allegro con brio ed appassionato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:17
• 9
  Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:09

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Release credits

• Alan Abel
  balance [3-5]
• John Mordler
  producer [4.1-4, 4.12-14, 5.8-11, 6.1-2, 6.6-7, 1.5-12, 7.1-2, 3.1-10]
• Michael Bremner
  producer [2.5-11, 3.11-14, 1.1-4, 1.13-15, 7.3-5, 4.8-11, 5.1-7, 8.8-9, 6.11-13]
• Ray Minshull
  producer [2.12-14, 4.5-7]
• Wilhelm Backhaus
  piano

Issues

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  D
  (Combined release view)
• 

  P
  Piano Sonatas Complete

  10x CD
  1 May 1986
• W
  Wilhelm Backhaus Edition 1: Beethoven Piano Sonatas 1-32

  8x CD
  1992
• 

  S
  Sonate per pianoforte

  8x CD
  2000
• 

  D
  Decca Beethoven Sonatas

  8x CD
  January 2006
• 

  D
  Decca Beethoven Sonatas

  8x Digital Media
  January 2006