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Beethoven - The Complete Piano Sonatas = Sämtliche Klaviersonaten / Les 32 Sonates Pour Piano / Alfred Brendel / Philips Classics / Philips 11x Audio CD Stereo / 412 575-2
UPC 028941257529
Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 32 mature piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. (Before it, he wrote also 3 juvenile sonatas at the age of 13.) Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. Hans von Bülow called them "The New Testament" of the piano literature (Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier being "The Old Testament").
Beethoven's piano sonatas came to be seen as the first cycle of major piano pieces suited to concert hall performance. Being suitable for both private and public performance, Beethoven's sonatas form "a bridge between the worlds of the salon and the concert hall". The first person to play them all in a single concert cycle was Hans von Bülow, the first complete recording is Artur Schnabel's for the label His Master's Voice.
| Label: | Philips – 412 575-2 |
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| Series: | Philips Classics |
| Format: |
11 x CD, Box Set
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| Country: | Germany |
| Released: | 1988 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
| Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 | 19:59 | ||
| 1-1 | 1. Allegro | ||
| 1-2 | 2. Adagio | ||
| 1-3 | 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) | ||
| 1-4 | 4. Prestissimo | ||
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Sonata No. 2 In A, Op. 2 No. 2 |
24:00 | ||
| 1-5 | 1. Allegro Vivace | ||
| 1-6 | 2. Largo Appassionato | ||
| 1-7 | 3. Scherzo (Allegretto) | ||
| 1-8 | 4. Rondo (Grazioso) | ||
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Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique" |
19:23 | ||
| 1-9 | 1. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio | ||
| 1-10 | 2. Adagio Cantabile | ||
| 1-11 | 3. Rondo (Allegro) | ||
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Sonata No. 4 In E Flat, Op. 7 |
30:38 | ||
| 2-1 | 1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio | ||
| 2-2 | 2. Largo, Con Gran Espressione | ||
| 2-3 | 3. Allegro | ||
| 2-4 | 4. Rondo (Poco Allegretto E Grazioso) | ||
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Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 |
19:06 | ||
| 2-5 | 1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio | ||
| 2-6 | 2. Adagio Molto | ||
| 2-7 | 3. Finale (Prestissimo) | ||
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Sonata No. 6 In F, Op. 10 No. 2 |
14:01 | ||
| 2-8 | 1. Allegro | ||
| 2-9 | 2. Allegretto | ||
| 2-10 | 3. Presto | ||
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Sonata No. 3 In C, Op. 2 No. 3 |
26:09 | ||
| 3-1 | 1. Allegro Con Brio | ||
| 3-2 | 2. Adagio | ||
| 3-3 | 3. Scherzo (Allegro) | ||
| 3-4 | 4. Allegro Assai | ||
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Sonata No. 7 In D, Op. 10 No. 3 |
24:26 | ||
| 3-5 | 1. Presto | ||
| 3-6 | 2. Largo E Mesto | ||
| 3-7 | 3. Menuetto (Allegro) | ||
| 3-8 | 4. Rondo (Allegro) | ||
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Sonata No. 9 In E, Op. 14 No. 1 |
14:33 | ||
| 3-9 | 1. Allegro | ||
| 3-10 | 2. Allegretto | ||
| 3-11 | 3. Rondo (Allegro Comodo) | ||
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Sonata No. 10 In G, Op. 14 No. 2 |
17:11 | ||
| 4-1 | 1. Allegro | ||
| 4-2 | 2. Andante | ||
| 4-3 | 3. Scherzo (Allegro Assai) | ||
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Sonata No. 11 In B Flat, Op. 22 |
23:49 | ||
| 4-4 | 1. Allegro Con Brio | ||
| 4-5 | 2. Adagio Con Molto Espressione | ||
| 4-6 | 3. Menuetto | ||
| 4-7 | 4. Rondo (Allegretto) | ||
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Sonata No. 12 In A Flat, Op. 26 |
20:26 | ||
| 4-8 | 1. Andante Con Variazione | ||
| 4-9 | 2. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) | ||
| 4-10 | 3. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe | ||
| 4-11 | 4. Allegro | ||
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Sonata No. 13 In E Flat, Op. 27 No. 1 |
15:18 | ||
| 5-1 | 1. Andante - Allegro | ||
| 5-2 | 2. Adagio Molto E Vivace | ||
| 5-3 | 3. Adagio Con Espressione | ||
| 5-4 | 4. Allegro Vivace - Presto | ||
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Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" |
15:59 | ||
| 5-5 | 1. Adagio Sostenuto | ||
| 5-6 | 2. Allegretto | ||
| 5-7 | 3. Presto | ||
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Sonata No. 15 In D, Op. 28 "Pastoral" |
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| 5-8 | 1. Allegro | ||
| 5-9 | 2. Andante | ||
| 5-10 | 3. Scherzo (Allegro Assai) | ||
| 5-11 | 4. Rondo (Allegro Ma Non Troppo) | ||
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Sonata No. 16 In G, Op. 31 No. 1 |
24:07 | ||
| 6-1 | 1. Allegro - Vivace | ||
| 6-2 | 2. Adagio Grazioso | ||
| 6-3 | 3. Rondo (Allegretto) | ||
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Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest" |
23:59 | ||
| 6-4 | 1. Largo - Allegro | ||
| 6-5 | 2. Adagio | ||
| 6-6 | 3. Allegretto | ||
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Sonata No. 18 In E Flat, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" |
22:38 | ||
| 7-1 | 1. Allegro | ||
| 7-2 | 2. Scherzo (Allegretto Vivace) | ||
| 7-3 | 3. Menuetto (Moderato E Grazioso) | ||
| 7-4 | 4. Presto Con Fuoco | ||
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Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 |
8:06 | ||
| 7-5 | 1. Andante | ||
| 7-6 | 2. Rondo (Allegro) | ||
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Sonata No. 20 In G, Op. 49 No. 2 |
8:41 | ||
| 7-7 | 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo | ||
| 7-8 | 2. Tempo Di Menuetto | ||
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Sonata No. 21 In C, Op. 53 "Waldstein" |
24:59 | ||
| 7-9 | 1. Allegro Con Brio | ||
| 7-10 | 2. Introduzione (Adagio Molto) | ||
| 7-11 | 3. Rondo (Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo) | ||
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Sonata No. 22 In F, Op. 54 |
12:32 | ||
| 8-1 | 1. In Tempo D'un Menuetto | ||
| 8-2 | 2. Allegretto | ||
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Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" |
24:37 | ||
| 8-3 | 1. Allegro Assai | ||
| 8-4 | 2. Andante Con Moto | ||
| 8-5 | 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo | ||
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Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp, Op. 78 "For Therese" |
10:15 | ||
| 8-6 | 1. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Ma Non Troppo | ||
| 8-7 | 2. Allegro Vivace | ||
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Sonata No. 25 In G, Op. 79 |
9:18 | ||
| 8-8 | 1. Presto Alla Tedesca | ||
| 8-9 | 2. Andante | ||
| 8-10 | 3. Vivace | ||
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Sonata No. 26 In E Flat, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" |
17:02 | ||
| 9-1 | 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro) | ||
| 9-2 | 2. Abwesendheit (Andante Espressivo) | ||
| 9-3 | 3. Das Wiedersehn (Vivacissimamente) | ||
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Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90 |
14:05 | ||
| 9-4 | 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck | ||
| 9-5 | 2. Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vorgetragen | ||
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Sonata No. 28 In A, Op. 101 |
21:41 | ||
| 9-6 | 1. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto Ma Non Troppo) | ||
| 9-7 | 2. Lebhaft, Marschmassig (Vivace Alla Marcia) | ||
| 9-8 | 3. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio Ma Non Troppo, Con Affetto) | ||
| 9-9 | 4. Geschwind, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro) | ||
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Sonata No. 29 In B Flat, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" |
46:10 | ||
| 10-1 | 1. Allegro | ||
| 10-2 | 2. Scherzo (Assai Vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I) | ||
| 10-3 | 3. Adagio Sostenuto | ||
| 10-4 | 4. Largo - Allegro Risoluto | ||
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Sonata No. 30 In E, Op. 109 |
19:59 | ||
| 10-5 | 1. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Expressivo - Tempo I | ||
| 10-6 | 2. Prestissimo | ||
| 10-7 | 3. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung (Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo) | ||
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Sonata No. 31 In A Flat, Op. 110 |
19:10 | ||
| 11-1 | 1. Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo | ||
| 11-2 | 2. Allegro Molto | ||
| 11-3 | 3. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Fuga (Allegro Ma Non Troppo) | ||
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Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 |
26:20 | ||
| 11-4 | 1. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato | ||
| 11-5 | 2. Areitta (Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile) | ||
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| 11-6 | Andante Favori In F, Wo0 57 | 9:45 |
- Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Liner Notes – Alfred Brendel, Basil Lam
- Photography By – Susesch Bayat
- Piano – Alfred Brendel
