Piano Sonatas "Pathetique", "Moonlight", "Appasionata"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Alfred Brendel

This is a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, first published between 1799 and 1806. The works exemplify Beethoven's shift into his middle period, emphasising expanded harmonic language, dramatic contrasts, formal innovation and increasingly virtuosic piano writing, marking an important development in the repertoire for solo piano.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    6:05
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
    2:25
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto
    7:40
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    9:44
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    5:21
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo (Allegro)
    4:37
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
    10:05
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
    6:48
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo
    8:18

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