Piano Sonatas: No. 16 / No. 17 "Tempest" / No. 18 "The Hunt"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Mari Kodama

Piano sonatas Nos. 16–18 are a set of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1801–1802. They display Beethoven's transition into his middle period, featuring expanded formal structures, sharper dynamic contrasts and adventurous harmonic progressions that broadened the expressive range of the piano sonata and influenced subsequent composers.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace
    6:34
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
    11:46
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo allegretto
    7:17
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": I. Lento allegro
    9:00
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio
    8:00
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
    6:41
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "The Hunt": I. Allegro
    7:51
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "The Hunt": II. Scherzo allegretto vivace
    5:08
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "The Hunt": III. Minuet Moderato e grazioso
    4:29
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3 "The Hunt": IV. Presto con fuoco
    4:59

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