Schnabel maestro espressivo: The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Artur Schnabel

Schnabel maestro espressivo: The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas is a complete set of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas performed by pianist Artur Schnabel, recorded between 1932 and 1935. The performances are characterised by a late-Romantic interpretative style, with broad tempos and expressive phrasing that reflect Schnabel's influence on 20th-century approaches to Beethoven's sonatas.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro
    3:21
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio
    6:03
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto and Trio: Allegretto
    3:27
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: IV. Prestissimo
    4:45
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    6:31
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato
    7:26
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegretto
    3:27
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso
    5:48
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio
    10:04
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio
    7:48
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro
    2:55
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai
    5:22

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    7:30
  2. 3.
    Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione
    9:14
  3. 4.
    Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: III. Allegro
    4:55
  4. 5.
    Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
    6:11
  5. 6.
    Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    4:45
  6. 7.
    Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto
    8:05
  7. 8.
    Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo
    3:51
  8. 9.
    Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro
    5:07
  9. 10.
    Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto
    4:03
  10. 11.
    Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto
    2:08

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto
    6:33
  2. 4.
    Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto
    11:38
  3. 5.
    Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto & Trio. Allegro
    2:28
  4. 6.
    Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
    4:01
  5. 7.
    Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    8:34
  6. 8.
    Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    6:02
  7. 9.
    Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
    4:07
  8. 10.
    Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro
    6:49
  9. 11.
    Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto
    4:07
  10. 12.
    Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
    3:08
  11. 13.
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: I. Allegro
    5:51
  12. 14.
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: II. Andante
    7:10
  13. 15.
    Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
    3:36

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
    6:42
  2. 5.
    Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione
    8:59
  3. 6.
    Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: III. Menuetto
    3:19
  4. 7.
    Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto
    5:24
  5. 8.
    Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni
    9:50
  6. 9.
    Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo and Trio: Molto allegro
    2:27
  7. 10.
    Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
    7:20
  8. 11.
    Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
    2:31
  9. 12.
    Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: I. Andante - Allegro
    5:14
  10. 13.
    Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace
    1:37
  11. 14.
    Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: III. Adagio con espressione
    3:03
  12. 15.
    Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: IV. Allegro vivace - Presto
    5:04

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    4:51
  2. 6.
    Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto & Trio
    2:12
  3. 7.
    Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
    6:30
  4. 8.
    Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
    7:17
  5. 9.
    Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
    7:17
  6. 10.
    Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivace
    2:05
  7. 11.
    Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:31
  8. 12.
    Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace
    5:51
  9. 13.
    Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
    12:31
  10. 14.
    Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto
    5:37

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
    8:49
  2. 7.
    Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio
    8:18
  3. 8.
    Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto
    5:43
  4. 9.
    Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "Hunt": I. Allegro
    8:22
  5. 10.
    Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "Hunt": II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
    4:47
  6. 11.
    Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "Hunt": III. Menuetto & Trio: Moderato e grazioso
    4:11
  7. 12.
    Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "Hunt": IV. Presto con fuoco
    4:06
  8. 13.
    Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: I. Andante
    4:14
  9. 14.
    Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro
    3:04
  10. 15.
    Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:28
  11. 16.
    Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
    3:06

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
    10:00
  2. 8.
    Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Molto adagio
    5:12
  3. 9.
    Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
    8:49
  4. 10.
    Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: I. In tempo d'un menuetto
    5:00
  5. 11.
    Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: II. Allegretto
    5:24
  6. 12.
    Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
    8:59
  7. 13.
    Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
    6:00
  8. 14.
    Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:10
  9. 15.
    Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "À Thérèse": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
    7:00
  10. 16.
    Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "À Thérèse": II. Allegro vivace
    2:40

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79 "Cuckoo": I. Presto alla tedesca
    3:58
  2. 9.
    Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79 "Cuckoo": II. Andante
    3:09
  3. 10.
    Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79 "Cuckoo": III. Vivace
    1:37
  4. 11.
    Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Adagio - Allegro
    7:00
  5. 12.
    Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Andante espressivo
    3:11
  6. 13.
    Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Vivacissimamente
    5:04
  7. 14.
    Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
    5:44
  8. 15.
    Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und doch sehr singbar vorzutragen
    6:50
  9. 16.
    Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung
    4:02
  10. 17.
    Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig
    5:30
  11. 18.
    Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll - Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit
    10:08

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro
    8:56
  2. 10.
    Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    2:41
  3. 11.
    Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
    18:04
  4. 12.
    Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto
    11:15
  5. 13.
    Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
    3:50
  6. 14.
    Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: II. Prestissimo
    2:19
  7. 15.
    Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
    14:04

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    6:34
  2. 11.
    Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto
    1:53
  3. 12.
    Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo
    3:34
  4. 13.
    Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IV. Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo
    6:19
  5. 14.
    Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
    8:22
  6. 15.
    Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
    17:50
  7. 16.
    Fantasia for Piano in G minor, op. 77
    9:33
  8. 17.
    Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
    2:45

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