The Last Five Piano Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Michael Houstoun

The Last Five Piano Sonatas is a collection of late piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1816 and 1822. These late period classical works expand the sonata form through unexpected harmonies and denser piano writing, with frequent contrasts of tempo and mood, and they appear in the closing phase of Beethoven's career when he turned to more concise structures and inward musical expression.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Sonata for piano No 28 in A, Op 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung
    4:20
  2. 2.
    Sonata for piano No 28 in A, Op 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmaessig
    5:44
  3. 3.
    Sonata for piano No 28 in A, Op 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll; Zeitmas des ersten Stueckes; Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit
    11:07
  4. 4.
    Sonata for piano No 29 in B flat, Op 106: I. Allegro
    11:56
  5. 5.
    Sonata for piano No 29 in B flat, Op 106: II. Scherzo: Assai vivace
    2:40
  6. 6.
    Sonata for piano No 29 in B flat, Op 106: III. Adagio sostenuto
    20:22
  7. 7.
    Sonata for piano No 29 in B flat, Op 106: IV. Introduzione, Largo; Fuga: Allegro risoluto
    12:13

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Sonata for piano No 30 in E, Op 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo; Adagio espressivo
    3:45
  2. 3.
    Sonata for piano No 30 in E, Op 109: II. Prestissimo
    2:25
  3. 4.
    Sonata for piano No 30 in E, Op 109: III. Gesang mit innigster Empfindung
    14:52
  4. 5.
    Sonata for piano No 31 in A flat, Op 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
    6:56
  5. 6.
    Sonata for piano No 31 in A flat, Op 110: II. Allegro molto
    2:10
  6. 7.
    Sonata for piano No 31 in A flat, Op 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo; Arioso dolente
    4:02
  7. 8.
    Sonata for piano No 31 in A flat, Op 110: Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo; L'istesso tempo di Arioso; L'inversione della Fuga
    7:53
  8. 9.
    Sonata for piano No 32 in C minor, Op 111: I. Maestoso; Allegro con brio ed appassionato
    9:32
  9. 10.
    Sonata for piano No 32 in C minor, Op 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
    20:13

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