Piano Sonatas nos. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Marija Israilevna Grinberg

Piano Sonatas nos. 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 are a collection of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven composed between c. 1795 and 1804. Spanning his late Classical to early middle period, the works range from concise, classically proportioned pieces with transparent textures to more ambitious, harmonically adventurous and technically demanding sonatas that illustrate Beethoven's increasing experimentation with form and expressive range in his development as a composer.

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  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 18 in E‐flat major, op. 31 no. 3: I. Allegro
    8:15
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 18 in E‐flat major, op. 31 no. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
    4:42
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 18 in E‐flat major, op. 31 no. 3: III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
    4:24
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 18 in E‐flat major, op. 31 no. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
    4:24
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: I. Andante
    6:03
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro
    3:34
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:32
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
    3:32
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio
    11:15
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
    4:32
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
    9:07
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: I. In tempo d’un menuetto
    5:33
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: II. Allegretto
    5:30

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