Piano Sonatas Nos. 26, 27 & 29

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Solomon

Piano Sonatas Nos. 26, 27 & 29 are three piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and published between 1810 and 1819. They span Beethoven's middle-to-late period and illustrate a move from Classical formal clarity toward more expansive and harmonically adventurous structures, featuring increased technical demands and contrapuntal complexity that signal important developments in the piano sonata genre and in his compositional trajectory.
First released: 2000

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Adagio – Allegro "Les Adieux"
    6:48
  2. 2.
    Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Andante espressivo "L'Absence"
    3:54
  3. 3.
    Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Vivacissimamente – Poco Andante "Le Retour"
    5:42
  4. 4.
    Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: I. Con vivacita, ma sempre con sentimento ed espressione
    6:01
  5. 5.
    Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: II. Non tanto mosso e molto cantabile
    7:25
  6. 6.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro
    10:07
  7. 7.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo
    2:31
  8. 8.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio e sostenuto
    22:20
  9. 9.
    Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo – Un poco piu vivace – Allegro – Tempo – Prestissimo – Allegroris
    12:38

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