The Piano Sonatas: Op. 27 no. 1 / Op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight" / Op. 28 "Pastoral"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Louis Lortie

The collection of piano sonatas Op. 27 nos. 1 and 2 and Op. 28 by Ludwig van Beethoven dates from the early 1800s. These works bridge his Classical roots and emerging middle-period style, featuring experiments in sonata form and the juxtaposition of lyrical slow movements with stormier, harmonically adventurous passages that signalled a shift toward greater expressive scope in his piano writing.
First released: March 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 "quasi una fantasia" in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: I. Andante – Allegro – Andante –
    5:20
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 "quasi una fantasia" in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace –
    2:22
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 "quasi una fantasia" in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: III. Adagio con espressione –
    3:33
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 "quasi una fantasia" in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: IV. Allegro vivace – Adagio con espressione – Presto
    6:07
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 "quasi una fantasia" in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto –
    7:22
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 "quasi una fantasia" in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
    2:16
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 "quasi una fantasia" in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
    7:35
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
    10:47
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
    7:09
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    2:18
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
    5:27

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