Piano Sonatas: Op. 13 "Pathétique" / Op. 28 "Pastoral" / Op. 2 no. 3

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Angela Hewitt

This collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven comprises works composed between 1795 and 1801. Musically, it illustrates Beethoven's move from Classical models towards greater drama and expressive contrast, combining formal sonata structures with striking dynamic shifts, lyrical slow movements and passages of virtuosic intensity that anticipate his middle-period developments.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
    10:49
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
    6:46
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    2:31
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:47
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    11:21
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    5:13
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
    5:02
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio
    10:38
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio
    7:55
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:33
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai
    5:36

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