Sonaten (nos.1-10), Volume 1

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Jean‐Bernard Pommier

Sonaten (nos.1-10), Volume 1 is a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, published as a volume of his early sonatas composed between 1795 and 1801. These pieces are in the Classical style, with clear forms, balanced phrasing and increasing use of dynamic contrast and motivic development, and they belong to Beethoven's early period when he broadened the expressive and structural range of the piano sonata.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro
    4:26
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio
    5:33
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto and Trio: Allegretto
    3:52
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: IV. Prestissimo
    4:49
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    7:11
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato
    8:21
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegretto
    3:50
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo: Grazioso
    6:47
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio
    10:55
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio
    7:48
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro
    3:33
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai
    5:11

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7 "Grand Sonata": I. Allegro molto e con brio
    8:23
  2. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7 "Grand Sonata": II. Largo, con gran espressione
    8:42
  3. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7 "Grand Sonata": III. Allegro
    5:40
  4. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7 "Grand Sonata": IV. Rondo, Poco Allegretto e grazioso
    7:10
  5. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    5:53
  6. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto
    9:22
  7. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale, Prestissimo
    4:31
  8. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro
    8:31
  9. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto
    4:48
  10. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto
    4:05

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto
    7:03
  2. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto
    10:00
  3. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegro
    3:17
  4. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo: Allegro
    4:06
  5. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathetique": I. Grave: Allegro di molto e con brio
    8:55
  6. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile
    5:36
  7. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathetique": III. Rondo: Allegro
    5:05
  8. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro
    7:17
  9. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto
    3:52
  10. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro commodo
    3:42
  11. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: I. Allegro
    7:20
  12. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: II. Andante
    5:19
  13. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro assai
    3:58

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