Sonatas No 13, 14, 23

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & André Watts

Sonatas Nos. 13, 14 and 23 are piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1800 and 1805. They exemplify Beethoven's transition from his early to middle period, blending Classical forms with greater dramatic contrast, expanded harmonic language and virtuosic piano writing that influenced the instrument's expressive and structural possibilities in his oeuvre.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro
    5:07
  2. 2.
    Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace
    1:57
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione
    3:56
  4. 4.
    Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace
    6:42
  5. 5.
    Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
    10:11
  6. 6.
    Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
    6:31
  7. 7.
    Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
    8:04
  8. 8.
    Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    6:35
  9. 9.
    Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
    2:30
  10. 10.
    Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
    7:26

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