Piano Sonata: No. 8 "Patetica" / No. 14 "Al chiaro di luna" / No. 23 "Appassionata"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Friedrich Gulda

This collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven comprises works composed between 1798 and 1805. They showcase Beethoven's shift from Classical formalism towards a more dramatic, expressive middle-period style, marked by expanded harmonic exploration, heightened dynamic contrasts and increased technical demands that helped reshape the piano-sonata tradition.

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Sonate No. 8 en Ut mineur, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
8:29
2.
Sonate No. 8 en Ut mineur, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
5:50
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Sonate No. 8 en Ut mineur, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo - Allegro
4:25
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Sonate No. 14 en Ut dièse mineur, Op. 27 No. 2 "Clair de lune": I. Adagio sostenuto
7:07
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Sonate No. 14 en Ut dièse mineur, Op. 27 No. 2 "Clair de lune": II. Allegretto
2:41
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Sonate No. 14 en Ut dièse mineur, Op. 27 No. 2 "Clair de lune": III. Presto agitato
6:05
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Sonate No. 23 en Fa mineur, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
9:13
8.
Sonate No. 23 en Fa mineur, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
6:29
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Sonate No. 23 en Fa mineur, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
4:57