Piano Sonatas No. 8 Pathétique / No. 14 Moonlight / No. 23 Appassionata

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Emil Gilels

Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 14 and 23 is a collection of solo piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1798 and 1805. Musically they draw on late-18th to early-19th-century classical idioms with expanded sonata forms, marked dynamic contrasts and adventurous harmonic exploration, and occupy a pivotal place between Beethoven's early classical roots and his more ambitious middle-period works.
First released: 8th November 2006

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    9:10
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    5:46
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
    5:08
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    6:05
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
    2:32
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": Presto agitato
    7:12
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
    11:08
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto - Attacca
    6:30
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. ALlegro ma non troppo - Presto
    7:55

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