Piano Sonatas, op. 2 no. 2 / Op. 10 no. 1 / Op. 78 / Op. 110

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Angela Hewitt

Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 No. 2 / Op. 10 No. 1 / Op. 78 / Op. 110 is a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1795 and 1821. Musically the set charts Beethoven's evolution from late-18th-century Classical sonata forms through increasingly bold harmonic language and structural experimentation, culminating in the introspective contrapuntal and expressive innovations of his late-period sonata writing.
First released: 31st July 2015

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    7:23
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato
    6:51
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegretto
    3:58
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo: Grazioso
    6:55
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    5:45
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto
    8:51
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Prestissimo
    4:48
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
    8:03
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: II. Allegro vivace
    3:26
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    6:50
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto
    2:22
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo
    10:51

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