The Late Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Richard Goode

The Late Piano Sonatas are a set of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1816 and 1822. They are late-period piano works that blend traditional sonata form with unusual structures, rich harmonic language, contrasting textures and introspective passages, and they appear at the close of Beethoven's compositional career.

The Late Sonatas by Beethoven - album cover

First released: 1988

Classical

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Disc 1

1.
Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung
4:17
2.
Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: Lebhaft. Marschmässig
6:13
3.
Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll - Zeitmass des ersten Stückes - Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit
10:32
4.
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B Flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier): Allegro
11:19
5.
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B Flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier): Scherzo. Assai vivace
2:41
6.
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B Flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier): Adagio sostenuto
17:11
7.
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B Flat major, op. 106 (Hammerklavier): Largo - Fuga- Allegro risoluto
11:25

Disc 2

2.
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
3:42
3.
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
2:20
4.
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: III. Tema - Molto cantabile & espressivo - Variazioni I-VI
13:16
5.
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
6:38
6.
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
2:06
7.
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo - Arioso dolente - Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo - L'istesso tempo di Arioso - L'inversione della Fuga
11:01
8.
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
8:39
9.
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
17:43