Die Klaviersonaten Nr. 16-22

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Daniel Barenboim

Die Klaviersonaten Nr. 16-22 is a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between circa 1795 and 1804. Musically the group bridges late Classical clarity and emerging early Romantic expressiveness, with a mix of concise, classically proportioned movements and more expansive, harmonically adventurous passages that reflect Beethoven's transition into his middle-period explorations of form and contrast.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Piano No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro
    8:44
  2. 2.
    Sonata for Piano No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
    5:19
  3. 3.
    Sonata for Piano No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: III. Minuetto. Moderato e grazioso
    4:28
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Piano No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
    4:48
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Piano No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
    11:32
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Piano No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto - attacca
    4:37
  7. 7.
    Sonata for Piano No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
    11:29
  8. 8.
    Sonata for Piano No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: I. Tempo di menuetto
    5:57
  9. 9.
    Sonata for Piano No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto
    5:59

Disc 3

  1. 2.
    Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57: I. Allegro assai
    10:39
  2. 3.
    Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57: II. Andante con moto (attacca)
    7:34
  3. 4.
    Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57: III. Allegro, ma non troppo. Presto
    8:20
  4. 5.
    Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile. Allegro, ma non troppo
    6:53
  5. 6.
    Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace
    3:06
  6. 7.
    Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
    4:38
  7. 8.
    Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: II. Andante
    2:35
  8. 9.
    Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
    2:13
  9. 10.
    Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a: I. Adagio - Allegro
    7:50
  10. 11.
    Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a: II. Andante espressivo
    4:39
  11. 12.
    Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a: III. Vivacissimamente
    6:16

Disc 5

  1. 3.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106: I. Allegro
    13:04
  2. 4.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106: II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
    3:02
  3. 5.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106: III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento
    21:50
  4. 6.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106: IV. Largo. Allegro risoluto
    12:20

Disc 6

  1. 4.
    Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    7:33
  2. 5.
    Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: II Allegro molto
    2:21
  3. 6.
    Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo
    12:11
  4. 7.
    Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
    10:01
  5. 8.
    Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
    20:26

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