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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Complete Piano Sonatas
COMPACT DISC ONE
Sonata, Op. 2 No. 1
19:26
in F minor - in f-Moll - en fa mineur
Joseph Haydn gewidmet
1.
Allegro
5:21
2.
Adagio
4:23
3.
Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio - Menuetto D.C.
3:26
4.
Prestissimo
6:16
Sonata, Op. 2 No. 2
25:22
in A minor - in A-Dur - en la majeur
Joseph Haydn gewidmet
5.
Allegro vivace
9:39
6.
Largo appassionato
6:26
7.
Scherzo. Allegretto - Minore - Scherzo D.C.
3:00
8.
Rondo. Grazioso
6:13
Sonata, Op. 2 No. 3
24:53
in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur
Joseph Haydn gewidmet
9.
Allegro con brio
9:46
10.
Adagio
6:43
11.
Scherzo. Allegro - Trio - Scherzo D.C. e poi la Coda - Coda
3:14
12.
Allegro assai
5:07
Total time: 69:54
COMPACT DISC TWO
Sonata, Op. 7 'Grande Sonate'
28:30
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
Der Gräfin Babette von Keglevics gewidmet
1.
Allegro molto e con brio
8:18
2.
Largo, con gran espressione
8:11
3.
Allegro - Minore - Allegro D.C.
5:20
4.
Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
6:40
Sonata, Op. 13 'Grande Sonate pathetique'
18:26
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
Dem Fürsten Carl von Lichnowsky gewidmet
5.
Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio - Tempo I - Allegro molto e con brio - Grave -
8:40
6.
Adagio cantabile
5:15
7.
Rondo. Allegro
4:28
Sonata, Op. 14 No. 1
13:19
in E major - in E-Dur - en mi majeur
Der Baronin Josefine von Braun gewidmet
8.
Allegro
6:32
9.
Allegretto - Maggiore - Allegretto D.C. e poi la Coda - Coda
3:26
10.
Rondo. Allegro comodo
3:18
Sonata, Op. 14 No. 2
14:59
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
Der Baronin Josefine von Braun gewidmet
11.
Allegro
6:47
12.
Andante (La prima parte senza replica)
4:44
13.
Scherzo. Allegro assai
3:26
Total time: 75:37
COMPACT DISC THREE
Sonata, Op. 10 No. 1
17:47
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
Der Gräfin Anna Margarete von Browne gewidmet
1.
Allegro molto e con brio
5:31
2.
Adagio molto
7:58
3.
Finale. Prestissimo
4:18
Sonata, Op. 10 No. 2
16:44
in F major - in F-Dur - en fa majeur
Der Gräfin Anna Margarete von Browne gewidmet
4.
Allegro
8:27
5.
Allegretto
4:20
6.
Presto
3:54
Sonata, Op. 10 No. 3
23:56
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
Der Gräfin Anna Margarete von Browne gewidmet
7.
Presto
6:50
8.
Largo e mesto
9:48
9.
Menuetto. Allegro - Trio - Menuetto D.C., ma senza replica
3:02
10.
Rondo. Allegro
4:13
11.
Presto, WoO 52
4:13
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
Original third movement discarded from Sonata, Op. 10 No. 1
Presto - Trio - Presto D.C.
12.
Prestissimo
5:07
in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur
Original Finale, with longer development, of Sonata, Op. 10 No. 1
Reconstructed by William Drabkin
Total time: 68:15
 
 
 
COMPACT DISC 4
Piano Sonata, Op. 22
24:31
in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur
Dem Grafen Johann Georg von Browne gewidmet
1.
Allegro con brio
7:29
2.
Adagio con molta espressione
7:27
3.
Minuetto - Minore - Minuetto D.C. senza replica
3:27
4.
Rondo. Allegretto
6:08
Piano Sonata, Op. 26 'Grande Sonate'
19:57
in A flat major - in As-Dur - en la bémol majeur
Dem Fürsten Carl von Lichnowsky gewidmet
5.
Andante con Variazioni
8:23
[Andante -]
Variazione I -
Variazione II -
Variazione III -
Variazione IV -
Variazione V
6.
Scherzo. La prima parte senza repetizione. Allegro molto -
2:57
Trio - Scherzo D.C. senza repetizione
7.
Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
5:37
8.
Allegro
2:54
Piano Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 27 No. 1
15:50
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
Der Fürstin Josephine von Liechtenstein gewidmet
9.
Andante - Allegro - Tempo I -
4:52
10.
Allegro molto e vivace -
2:09
11.
Adagio con espressione -
3:03
12.
Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto
5:43
Piano Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
15:54
in C sharp minor - in cis-Moll - en ut dièse mineur
Der Gräfin Giulietta Guicciardi gewidmet
13.
Adagio sostenuto. Si deve suonare tutto questo
5:46
pezzo delicatissimamente e senza sordino -
14.
Allegretto. La prima parte solamente una volta -
2:34
Trio - Allegretto D.C.
15.
Presto agitato - Adagio - Tempo I
7:33
Total time: 76:10
COMPACT DISC FIVE
Piano Sonata, Op. 31 No. 1
23:24
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
1.
Allegro vivace
6:39
2.
Adagio grazioso
9:59
3.
Rondo. Allegretto - Adagio - Tempo I -
6:46
Adagio - Presto
Piano Sonata, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'
23:06
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
4.
Largo - Allegro - Adagio - Largo - Allegro - Largo - Allegro -
8:27
5.
Adagio
7:50
6.
Allegretto
6:47
Piano Sonata, Op. 31 No. 3
22:35
in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur
7.
Allegro
8:12
8.
Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
5:22
9.
Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - Trio - Coda
4:27
10.
Presto con fuoco
4:32
Total time: 69:07
COMPACT DISC SIX
Piano Sonata, Op. 28 'Pastoral'
24:33
in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur
Joseph Edlem von Sonnenfels gewidmet
1.
Allegro - Adagio - Tempo I
10:30
2.
Andante
6:16
3.
Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio. La seconda parte una volta -
2:28
Scherzo D.C.
4.
Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo - Più Allegro quasi Presto
5:18
Piano Sonata, Op. 49 No. 1 'Sonate facile'
7:33
in G minor - in g-Moll - en sol mineur
5.
Andante
4:00
6.
Rondo. Allegro
3:31
Piano Sonata, Op. 49 No. 2 'Sonate facile'
7:51
in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur
7.
Allegro, ma non troppo
4:22
8.
Tempo di Menuetto
3:27
Piano Sonata, Op. 53 'Waldstein'
7:51
in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur
Dem Grafen Ferdinand von Waldstein gewidmet
9.
Allegro con brio
10:27
10.
Introduzione. Adagio molto -
3:38
11.
Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
10:00
12.
Andante, WoO 57 'Andante favori'
8:16
in F major - in F-Dur - en fa majeur
Andante grazioso con moto
Total time: 72:22
COMPACT DISC SEVEN
Sonata, Op.54
12:02
in F major • in F-Dur • en fa majeur
1.
In tempo d'un menuetto
5:35
2.
Allegretto - Più allegro
6:28
Sonata, Op.57 'Appassionata'
23:49
in F minor • in f-Moll • en fa mineur
Dem Grafen Franz von Brunsvik gewidmet
3.
Allegro assai - Più allegro
9:31
4.
Andante con moto -
5:58
5.
Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
8:18
Sonata, Op.78
10:32
in F sharp major • in Fis-Dur • en fa dièse majeur
Der Gräfin Therese von Brunsvik gewidmet
6.
Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
7:19
7.
Allegro vivace
3:12
Sonata (Sonatina), Op.79
9:18
in G major • in G-Dur • en sol majeur
8.
Presto alla tedesca
4:36
9.
Andante
2:35
10.
Vivace
2:04
Sonata Op.81a 'Das Lebewohl, Abwesenheit und das Wiedersehen'
16:56
in E flat major • in Es-Dur • en mi bémol majeu
Dem Erzherzog Rudolph von Österreich gewidmet
11.
Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Wien, am 4. Mai 1809 bei der Abreise S. Kaiserlichen Hoheit des Verehrten Erzherzogs Rudolph. Adagio - Allegro
7:28
12.
Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo -
3:40
13.
Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour). Im Januar 1810. Vivacissimamente - Poco andante - Tempo I
5:46
Total time: 72:39
COMPACT DISC EIGHT
Sonata, Op.90
13:12
in E minor / major • in e-Moll / E-Dur • en mi mineur / majeur
Dem Grafen Moritz von Lichowsky gewidmet
1.
Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
5:47
2.
Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
7:26
Sonata, Op.101
21:31
in A major • in A-Dur • en la majeur
Der Freiin Dorothea von Ertmann gewidmet
3.
Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto, ma non troppo)
4:09
4.
Lebhaft. Marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia) - [ ] -
6:17
Marcia da capo al fine senza repetizione
5.
Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll (Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto) -
3:13
Zeitmaß des ersten Stückes (Tempo del primo pezzo) - Presto -
6.
Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro) - [ ] - Tempo I
7:49
Sonata, Op.106 'Hammerklavier'
43:52
in B flat major • in B-Dur • en si bémol majeur
Große Sonate für das Hammer-Klavier
Dem Erzherzog Rudolph von Österreich gewidmet
7.
Allegro
10:47
8.
Scherzo. Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I - Presto - Tempo I
2:50
9.
Adagio sostenuto
18:00
10.
Largo - Un poco più vivace - Tempo I - Allegro - Tempo I - Prestissimo - Allegro risoluto. Fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze - Poco adagio - Tempo I
12:12
Total time: 78:37
COMPACT DISC NINE
Sonata, Op.109
17:36
in E major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur
Maximiliane Brentano gewidmet
1.
Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I -
3:35
2.
Prestissimo
2:17
3.
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo) -
11:44
Variazione I. Molto espressivo -
Variazione II. Leggiermente -
Variazione III. Allegro vivace -
Variazione IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema -
Variazione V. Allegro, ma non troppo -
Variazione VI. Tempo primo del tema
Sonata, Op.110
18:53
in A flat major • in As-Dur • en la bémol majeur
4.
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
6:13
5.
Allegro molto - Coda
2:18
6.
Adagio ma non troppo - Recitativo (più adagio ) - Andante - Adagio - Meno adagio - Adagio - Adagio ma non troppo -
10:20
Klagender Gesang -
Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo -
L'istesso tempo di Arioso [Klagender Gesang] - Ermatter, klagend -
L'istesso tempo della Fuga poi a poi di nuovo vivente - Meno allegro - Tempo I
Sonata, Op.111
23:53
in C minor • in c-Moll • en ut mineur
Dem Erzherzog Rudolph von Österreich gewidmet (Vienna edition; London edition dedicated to Antonie Brentano)
7.
Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
8:31
8.
Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile - L'istesso tempo - L'istesso tempo
15:21
Total time: 60:24
Solo:Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano
28-30 October 2008 (Sonatas, Op. 2), 28-30 September 2010 (Sonatas, Opp. 7, 13, and 14), and 14-16 December 2011 (Sonatas, Op. 10)
16-18 January 2013 (Sonatas, Opp. 22, 26, and 27 Nos 1 and 2), 4-6 June 2013 (Sonatas, Op. 31 Nos 1-3), and 20-22 September 2013 (Sonatas, Opp. 28, 49 Nos 1 and 2, and 53, Andante in F)
29 June - 1 July 2016 (Sonatas, Opp. 78, 90, 101 & 106)
Notes
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet - Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas