The Piano Sonatas, Volume I: Sonatas opp. 2 and 7

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & András Schiff

The Piano Sonatas, Volume I: Sonatas opp. 2 and 7 is a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, originally published in 1796–1797. These early Classical-period works combine clear sonata forms and balanced textures with increasing virtuosic demands, dynamic contrasts and expressive risk-taking, representing the composer's development from a skilled apprentice to a distinctive artistic voice that presages his later, more expansive sonata writing.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro
    5:41
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio
    4:21
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
    3:12
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: IV. Prestissimo
    7:53
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    11:19
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato
    6:48
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto
    3:29
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso
    6:54
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio
    11:08
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio
    7:21
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:19
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai
    5:59

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    9:09
  2. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione
    8:56
  3. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: III. Allegro
    5:12
  4. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
    7:31

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