Sonatas opp. 10 & 13 “Pathétique”

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Maurizio Pollini

Sonatas opp. 10 & 13 'Pathétique' is a set of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1796 and 1799. They blend Classical forms with emerging early-Romantic expressiveness, juxtaposing dramatic, stormy passages and lyrical, chromatic slow movements, and they mark a formative moment in Beethoven's early career as he expanded the expressive and structural range of the piano sonata.
First released: 1st June 2004

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    5:35
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto
    7:13
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo
    3:57
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro
    7:48
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto
    3:17
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto
    3:33
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto
    6:16
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto
    8:18
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
    2:16
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro
    3:44
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    8:33
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
    4:37
  13. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro
    4:21

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