Piano Sonatas “Moonlight” / “Appassionata” / “Waldstein”

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven

This is a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1801 and 1805. The works exemplify Beethoven's middle-period piano style, combining Classical forms with heightened expressive contrast, expanded harmonic language and increased technical demands that helped advance the piano sonata as a major vehicle for personal expression in early 19th-century music.

About

Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
    5:43
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto
    2:08
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato
    7:08
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai - più allegro
    9:27
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante moderato
    6:29
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo
    8:08
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio
    11:13
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione – Adagio molto
    4:17
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Finale: Rondo: Allegretto moderato
    10:18

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 1 in G minor
    1:55
  2. 3.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 2 in C major
    1:08
  3. 4.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 3 in D major
    1:18
  4. 5.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 4 in A major
    1:21
  5. 6.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 5 in C minor
    1:06
  6. 7.
    Bagatelle, Op. 119 no. 6 in G major
    1:46
  7. 8.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 7 in C major
    1:05
  8. 9.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 8 in C major
    1:40
  9. 10.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 9 in A minor
    0:35
  10. 11.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 10 in A major
    0:20
  11. 12.
    Bagatelle, op. 119 no. 11 in B‐flat major
    1:37
  12. 13.
    Bagatelle, op. 126 no. 1 in G major
    3:04
  13. 14.
    Bagatelle, op. 126 no. 2 in G minor
    2:29
  14. 15.
    Bagatelle, op. 126 no. 3 in E‐flat major
    2:14
  15. 16.
    Bagatelle, op. 126 no. 4 in B minor
    3:34
  16. 17.
    Bagatelle, op. 126 no. 5 in G major
    2:08
  17. 18.
    Bagatelle, op. 126 no. 6 in E‐flat major
    3:45
  18. 19.
    Rondo a Capriccio in G major, op. 129 “Rage Over a Lost Penny”
    5:30
  19. 20.
    Andante favori in F major, WoO 57
    8:15
  20. 21.
    Rondo, op. 51 no. 1: in C major
    5:34
  21. 22.
    Rondo, op. 51 no. 2: in G major
    8:43

Reviews

Similar Releases