Piano Sonatas: Moonlight / Appassionata / Waldstein

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Jenő Jandó

This compilation album of piano sonatas is by Ludwig van Beethoven and contains works composed in the early 1800s (circa 1801–1804). Musically, the collection reflects Beethoven's middle-period approach—rooted in Classical sonata form but expanding harmonic language, structural scale and technical demands on the pianist—and marks a key stage in his development toward a more expansive Romantic expressive vocabulary.

First released: 1989

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Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor ‘quasi una fantasia’, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
5:16
2.
Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor ‘quasi una fantasia’, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto
2:04
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Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor ‘quasi una fantasia’, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato
7:24
4.
Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai
9:37
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Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto
5:43
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Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo. Presto
8:22
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Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio
10:28
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Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione. Molto adagio
3:54
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Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
9:00