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Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

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CHAN 10616
 
Multiple Set of 9 CDs
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
Running Time: 647:51

Release Date: October 2010
Composer (1770-1827)
Ludwig van Beethoven
Solo Piano piano
Helene Mercier
Solo piano
Louis Lortie
Venue
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk
Venue
Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk
Venue
Britten Studio, Hoffmann Building, Snape Maltings, Suffolk
Producer (Nos 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, Op. 6)
Tim Handley
Producer (Nos 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26)
Brian Couzens
Producer (Nos 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Nos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 26, 28, 29, Op. 6)
Ben Conellan
Engineer (Assistant: Nos 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
Richard Smoker
Genre:
Piano

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

(1770-1827)
COMPACT DISC ONE

Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 No. 1

20:52
in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur
1.
I
Allegro
6:02
2.
II
Adagio
4:28
3.
III
Menuetto. Allegro - Trio
3:20
4.
IV
Prestissimo
6:53

Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 No. 2

24:27
in A major - in A-Dur - en la majeur
5.
I
Allegro vivace
7:06
6.
II
Largo appassionato
7:16
7.
III
Scherzo. Allegretto - Trio
3:23
8.
IV
Rondo. Grazioso
6:32

Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 2 No. 3

25:41
in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur
9.
I
Allegro con brio
9:51
10.
II
Adagio
7:10
11.
III
Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
3:12
12.
IV
Allegro assai
5:19

Piano Sonata, Op. 6

5:54
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
for piano four hands
13.
I
Allegro molto
2:49
14.
II
Rondo. Moderato
3:02
with
77:22
COMPACT DISC TWO

Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 10 No. 1

17:52
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
1.
I
Allegro molto e con brio
5:45
2.
II
Adagio molto
7:45
3.
III
Finale. Prestissimo
4:17

Piano Sonata No. 6, Op. 10 No. 2

14:49
in F major - in F-Dur - en fa majeur
4.
I
Allegro
7:37
5.
III
Allegretto
3:40
6.
III
Presto
3:29

Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3

23:30
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
7.
I
Presto
6:26
8.
II
Largo e mesto
10:26
9.
III
Menuetto. Allegro - Trio - Menuetto
2:39
10.
IV
Rondo. Allegro
3:55

Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 'Pathetique'

18:28
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
11.
I
Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
9:10
12.
II
Adagio cantabile
4:49
13.
III
Rondo. Allegro
4:29
75:00
COMPACT DISC THREE

Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 14 No. 1

13:27
in E major - in E-Dur - en mi majeur
1.
I
Allegro
6:50
2.
II
Allegretto - Maggiore - Allegretto
3:12
3.
III
Rondo. Allegro comodo
3:25

Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 14 No. 2

15:27
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
4.
I
Allegro
6:54
5.
II
Andante
5:07
6.
III
Scherzo. Allegro assai
3:21

Piano Sonata No. 11, Op. 22

26:59
in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur
7.
I
Allegro con brio
7:34
8.
II
Adagio con molta espressione
8:48
9.
III
Minuetto
3:46
10.
IV
Rondo. Allegretto
6:49

Piano Sonata No. 12, Op. 26

20:11
in A flat major - in As-Dur - en la bémol majeur
11.
I
Andante con variazioni
8:03
12.
II
Scherzo. Allegro molto
2:59
13.
III
Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe. Maestoso andante
6:12
14.
IV
Allegro
2:57
76:33
COMPACT DISC FOUR

Piano Sonata No. 13 'quasi una fantasia', Op. 27 No. 1

17:20
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
1.
I
Andante - Allegro - Andante -
5:20
2.
II
Allegro molto e vivace -
2:22
3.
III
Adagio con espressione -
3:33
4.
IV
Allegro vivace - Adagio con espressione - Presto
6:02

Piano Sonata No. 14 'quasi una fantasia', Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'

17:09
in C sharp minor - in cis-Moll - en ut dièse mineur
5.
I
Adagio sostenuto -
7:22
6.
II
Allegretto
2:16
7.
III
Presto agitato
7:29

Piano Sonata No. 15, Op. 28 'Pastoral'

25:40
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
8.
I
Allegro
10:46
9.
II
Andante
7:09
10.
III
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
2:18
11.
IV
Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
5:24
60:21
COMPACT DISC FIVE

Piano Sonata No. 16, Op. 31 No. 1

22:56
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
1.
I
Allegro vivace
4:45
2.
II
Adagio grazioso
11:17
3.
III
Rondo. Allegretto - Adagio - Presto
6:53

Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'

25:22
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré majeur
4.
I
Largo - Allegro
9:54
5.
II
Adagio
8:10
6.
III
Allegretto
7:16

Piano Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 No. 3

22:28
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
7.
I
Allegro
8:16
8.
II
Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
4:59
9.
III
Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - Trio
4:29
10.
IV
Presto con fuoco
4:42
71:00
COMPACT DISC SIX

Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 7

29:58
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
1.
I
Allegro molto e con brio
8:46
2.
II
Largo, con gran espressione
8:52
3.
III
Allegro - Minore - Allegro
5:11
4.
IV
Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
7:00

Piano Sonata No. 19, Op. 49 No. 1

7:32
in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur
5.
I
Andante
4:04
6.
II
Rondo. Allegro
3:28

Piano Sonata No. 20, Op. 49 No. 2

8:54
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
7.
I
Allegro, ma non troppo
4:53
8.
II
Tempo di menuetto
3:58

Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 'Waldstein'

24:26
in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur
9.
I
Allegro con brio
11:02
10.
II
Introduzione. Allegro molto -
3:56
11.
III
Rondo. Allegretto moderato
9:25
71:18
COMPACT DISC SEVEN

Piano Sonata No. 22, Op. 54

11:21
in F major - in F-Dur - en fa majeur
1.
I
In tempo d'un menuetto
5:50
2.
II
Allegretto - Più allegro
5:31
newly recorded, not previously released

Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 'Appassionata'

26:13
in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur
3.
I
Allegro assai - Più allegro
10:39
4.
II
Andante con moto -
7:12
5.
III
Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
8:21
newly recorded, not previously released

Piano Sonata No. 24, Op. 78

10:13
in F sharp major - in Fis-Dur - en fa dièse majeur
6.
I
Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
7:12
7.
II
Allegro vivace
3:02
newly recorded, not previously released

Piano Sonata No. 25, Op. 79

9:47
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
8.
I
Presto alla tedesca
4:44
9.
II
Andante
2:54
10.
III
Vivace
2:08
newly recorded, not previously released

Piano Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'

18:12
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
11.
I
Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
7:25
12.
II
Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo
3:55
13.
III
Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente
6:49
76:20
COMPACT DISC EIGHT

Piano Sonata No. 27, Op. 90

13:20
in E minor - in e-Moll - en mi mineur
1.
I
Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
5:20
2.
II
Micht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
8:02
newly recorded, not previously released

Piano Sonata No. 28, Op. 101

20:24
in A major - in A-Dur - en la majeur
3.
I
Allegretto ma non troppo -
3:55
4.
II
Vivace alla marcia -
6:09
5.
III
Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto - Tempo del primo pezzo - Presto -
3:00
6.
IV
Allegro
7:20

Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'

43:22
in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur
7.
I
Allegro
10:56
8.
II
Scherzo. Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I
2:37
9.
III
Adagio sostenuto. Appasionato e con molto sentimento
17:20
10.
IV
Largo - Allegro risoluto
12:19
76:22
COMPACT DISC NINE

Piano Sonata No. 30, Op. 109

18:39
in E major - in E-Dur - en mi majeur
1.
I
Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I -
3:52
2.
II
Prestissimo
2:27
3.
III
Tema. Gesangvol, mit innigster Empfindung -
2:11
4.
Variazione I. Molto espressivo -
1:40
5.
Variazione II. Leggiermente -
1:23
6.
Variazione III. Allegro vivace -
0:25
7.
Variazione IV. Un poco meno andate ciò è un poco più adagio come il tema -
2:14
8.
Variazione V. Allegro, ma non troppo -
0:48
9.
Variazione VI. Tempo I del tema. Cantabile
3:37
newly recorded, not previously released

Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110

20:00
in A flat major - in As-Dur - en la bémol majeur
10.
I
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
6:24
11.
II
Allegro molto -
2:06
12.
Adagio ma non troppo -
1:43
13.
III
Adagio ma non troppo - Arioso dolente -
2:37
14.
Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo -
2:21
15.
L'istesso tempo di Arioso -
2:46
16.
L'istesso tempo della Fuga poi a poi di nuovo vivente - Meno allegro - Tempo I
2:00
newly recorded, not previously released

Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111

28:38
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
17.
I
Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
8:57
18.
II
Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile -
2:57
19.
[Variazione I] -
2:22
20.
[Variazione II.] L'istesso tempo -
2:09
21.
[Variazione III.] L'istesso tempo -
2:05
22.
[Variazione IV] -
4:53
23.
[Variazione V]
5:10
newly recorded, not previously released
67:37
Solo: Louis Lortie piano
10 and 11 September 1991 (Nos 5, 6, 7), September 1991 (nos 8, 21, 26), 21 October & 3 November 1992 (Nos 1, 2, 3), 3 and 4 November 1992 (Nos 4, 9, 10, Op. 6), 10 and 11 December 1994 (Nos 28, 29)
30 November-3 December 1998 (Nos 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20), 14 and 15 June 2010 (Nos 30, 31, 32)
7 December 2009 (Nos 22, 23, 24, 25, 27)






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