The Late Piano Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Charles Rosen

The Late Piano Sonatas are a set of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1816 and 1822. They are late-period classical piano works that have dense counterpoint, expanded harmonic language, wide dynamic range and unconventional formal designs, and they were written near the end of Beethoven's life when his musical voice had grown more experimental and inward-looking.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
    5:40
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
    8:43
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 1. Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo
    4:43
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia
    6:20
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
    3:08
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
    7:45
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo
    3:49
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 2. Prestissimo
    2:19
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 3. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
    14:04
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    7:13
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 2. Allegro molto
    2:11
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 3. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
    12:00

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ("Hammerklavier"), Op. 106: 1. Allegro
    10:40
  2. 3.
    Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ("Hammerklavier"), Op. 106: 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace
    2:31
  3. 4.
    Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ("Hammerklavier"), Op. 106: 3. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento
    18:24
  4. 5.
    Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ("Hammerklavier"), Op. 106: 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto
    11:57
  5. 6.
    Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
    9:07
  6. 7.
    Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
    19:27

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