The Piano Sonatas, Volume IV: Sonatas opp. 26, 27 and 28

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & András Schiff

The Piano Sonatas, Volume IV: Sonatas opp. 26, 27 and 28 is a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and published around 1800–1801. The set documents Beethoven's transition from his early classical roots into his middle period, blending traditional sonata structures with increased formal experimentation, varied movement sequencing and expanded pianistic textures and dynamics.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: I. Andante con Variazioni
    7:41
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    2:42
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
    5:05
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: IV. Allegro
    3:18
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: I. Andante — Allegro — Tempo I
    5:19
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace
    2:03
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: III. Adagio con espressione —
    2:36
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: IV. Allegro vivace
    5:57
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    4:28
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
    2:25
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
    7:36
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": I. Allegro
    10:29
  13. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": II. Andante
    6:58
  14. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    2:13
  15. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
    5:45

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