Piano Sonatas Nos. 20–26

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Daniel Barenboim

Piano Sonatas Nos. 20–26 is a set of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between approximately 1795 and 1810. The collection spans Beethoven's early to middle periods, moving from concise Classical forms to more expansive, dramatic structures that broaden harmonic vocabulary and expressive range, marking an important phase in his stylistic development.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 - I. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:55
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 - II. Tempo di Menuetto
    3:50
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - I. Allegro con brio
    11:59
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
    3:48
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
    11:46
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54 - I. In Tempo d'un Menuetto
    5:55
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54 - II. Allegretto - Più Allegro
    6:55
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" - I. Allegro assai
    11:05
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" - II. Andante con moto
    7:18
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" - III. Allegro ma non troppo
    5:50
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse" - I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
    7:29
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse" - II. Allegro vivace
    3:24
  13. 13.
    Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Sonatina" - I. Presto alla tedesca
    3:27
  14. 14.
    Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Sonatina" - II. Andante
    2:49
  15. 15.
    Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Sonatina" - III. Vivace
    2:26
  16. 16.
    Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" - I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
    7:50
  17. 17.
    Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" - II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo
    4:14
  18. 18.
    Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" - III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente
    6:51

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