Piano Sonatas Op. 10 & Op. 28

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Stephen Kovacevich

Piano Sonatas Op. 10 and Op. 28 are collections of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1798 and 1801 respectively. These early works remain rooted in the Classical sonata tradition while exhibiting increasing expressive breadth and structural expansion, with marked contrasts of mood, pronounced rhythmic drive and growing harmonic adventurousness that point toward Beethoven's middle-period innovations.
First released: 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor. Op. 10 No. 1 I: Allegro molto e con brio
    4:49
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor. Op. 10 No. 1 II: Allegro molto
    7:57
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor. Op. 10 No. 1 III: Finale (Prestissimo)
    3:58
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata No. 6 in F. Op. 10 No. 2 I: Allegro
    5:42
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata No. 6 in F. Op. 10 No. 2 II: Allegretto
    3:13
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata No. 6 in F. Op. 10 No. 2 III: Presto
    2:21
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata No. 7 in D. Op. 10 No. 3. I: Presto
    6:48
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata No. 7 in D. Op. 10 No. 3. II: Largo e mesto
    7:36
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata No. 7 in D. Op. 10 No. 3. III: Menuetto (Allegro)
    2:32
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata No. 7 in D. Op. 10 No. 3. IV: Rondo (Allegro)
    3:55
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata No. 15 in D. Op. 28 "Pastoral" I: Allegro
    9:32
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata No. 15 in D. Op. 28 "Pastoral" II: Andante
    6:01
  13. 13.
    Piano Sonata No. 15 in D. Op. 28 "Pastoral" III: Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
    2:20
  14. 14.
    Piano Sonata No. 15 in D. Op. 28 "Pastoral" IV: Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
    4:47

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