The 32 Piano Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Daniel-Ben Pienaar

The 32 Piano Sonatas is a cycle of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1795 and 1822. They range from early works in Classical sonata form to late-period pieces that use broader harmonic language and larger formal designs and require greater technical and expressive resources, and they are a major component of Beethoven's output for solo piano and of the Western piano repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro
    4:09
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio
    4:48
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto - Allegretto
    3:40
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: IV. Prestissimo
    4:44
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    7:39
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato
    7:56
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo - Allegretto
    3:23
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo - Grazioso
    6:54
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio
    10:17
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio
    7:46
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo - Allegro
    3:17
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai
    4:46

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    8:22
  2. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione
    9:31
  3. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: III. Allegro
    6:22
  4. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: IV. Rondo - Poco allegretto e grazioso
    7:06
  5. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    5:22
  6. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto
    9:14
  7. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale - Prestissimo
    4:11
  8. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro
    5:58
  9. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto
    4:02
  10. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto
    1:59

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto
    7:04
  2. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto
    10:02
  3. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto - Allegro
    3:20
  4. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo - Allegro
    4:26
  5. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
    8:15
  6. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    4:45
  7. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo - Allegro
    4:57
  8. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro
    6:50
  9. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto
    4:04
  10. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo - Allegro comodo
    3:32
  11. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: I. Allegro
    7:19
  12. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: II. Andante
    5:35
  13. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: III. Scherzo - Allegro assai
    3:34

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
    7:46
  2. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: II. Adagio con molto
    10:17
  3. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: III. Menuetto
    3:40
  4. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: IV. Rondo - Allegretto
    6:22
  5. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 “Funeral March”: I. Andante con variazioni
    8:42
  6. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 “Funeral March”: II. Scherzo - Allegro molto
    2:57
  7. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 “Funeral March”: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe: Maestoso andante
    7:20
  8. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 “Funeral March”: IV. Allegro assai
    3:29
  9. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: I. Andante – Allegro – Andante
    4:32
  10. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: II. Allegro molto e vivace
    1:58
  11. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: III. Adagio con espressione
    2:45
  12. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1 “Sonata quasi una fantasia”: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace – Adagio con espressione – Presto
    5:20

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
    5:31
  2. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto
    2:33
  3. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato
    7:09
  4. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: I. Allegro
    10:48
  5. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: II. Andante
    6:50
  6. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
    3:07
  7. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: IV. Rondo - Allegro ma non troppo
    5:37
  8. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace
    6:27
  9. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
    10:29
  10. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo - Allegretto
    6:12

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 “Tempest”: I. Largo – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
    9:10
  2. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 “Tempest”: II. Adagio
    9:30
  3. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 “Tempest”: III. Allegretto
    7:10
  4. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: I. Allegro
    8:52
  5. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: II. Scherzo - Allegretto vivace
    5:03
  6. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: III. Menuetto - Moderato e grazioso
    4:24
  7. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
    4:37
  8. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: I. Andante
    4:30
  9. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: II. Rondo - Allegro
    3:18
  10. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    5:21
  11. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
    3:13

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio
    10:10
  2. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione - Adagio molto
    4:56
  3. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo - Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo
    9:36
  4. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: I. In tempo d’un menuetto
    6:10
  5. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: II. Allegretto – Più allegro
    6:01
  6. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai
    9:06
  7. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto
    7:03
  8. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro, ma non troppo – Presto
    8:12

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-Sharp major, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
    7:18
  2. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-Sharp major, op. 78: II. Allegro vivace
    3:06
  3. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
    5:30
  4. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: II. Andante
    2:44
  5. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: III. Vivace
    2:04
  6. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a “Les adieux”: I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux) - Adagio – Allegro
    7:16
  7. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a “Les adieux”: II. Abwesenheit (L’Absence) - Andante espressivo
    4:22
  8. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a “Les adieux”: III. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour) - Vivacissimamente
    5:30
  9. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
    5:47
  10. 17.
    Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
    7:53

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegro ma non troppo)
    4:29
  2. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
    5:59
  3. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto – Tempo del primo pezzo)
    3:05
  4. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
    7:10
  5. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. Allegro
    10:18
  6. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo - Assai vivace
    2:29
  7. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
    18:41
  8. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Largo – Fuga - Allegro risoluto
    11:33

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo primo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo primo
    3:35
  2. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: II. Prestissimo
    2:29
  3. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Tema con variazioni - Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Molto cantabile ed espressivo)
    12:22
  4. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
    6:34
  5. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto
    2:08
  6. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo – Fuga - Allegro, ma non troppo
    10:38
  7. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
    9:09
  8. 17.
    Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile
    19:56

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