Complete Piano Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Abdel Rahman El Bacha

Complete Piano Sonatas is the complete cycle of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1822. The cycle is rooted in classical sonata form but moves into early Romantic harmonic language and expanded structures, with wide-ranging dynamic contrasts and technical demands that show Beethoven's development from his early works to his late style.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F Minor, op. 2: I. Allegro
    4:37
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F Minor, op. 2: II. Adagio
    5:05
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F Minor, op. 2: III. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio
    3:30
  4. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 1 in F Minor, op. 2: IV. Prestissimo
    5:15
  5. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A Major, op. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    7:28
  6. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A Major, op. 2: II. Largo appassionato
    6:32
  7. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A Major, op. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegretto)
    3:28
  8. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 2 in A Major, op. 2: IV. Rondo (Grazioso)
    6:25
  9. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C Major, op. 2: I. Allegro con Brio
    11:08
  10. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C Major, op. 2: II. Adagio
    7:16
  11. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C Major, op. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
    3:32
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 3 in C Major, op. 2: IV. Allegro assai
    5:42

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in G Minor, op. 49 no. 1: I. Andante
    5:54
  2. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 19 in G Minor, op. 49 no. 1: II. Rondo (Allegro)
    3:50
  3. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in G Major,op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:49
  4. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 20 in G Major,op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto
    3:18
  5. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E‐Flat Major, op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    8:58
  6. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E‐Flat Major, op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione
    7:41
  7. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E‐Flat Major, op. 7: III. Allegro
    5:19
  8. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 4 in E‐Flat Major, op. 7: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
    7:19

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C Minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
    6:20
  2. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C Minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto
    8:06
  3. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 5 in C Minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale (prestissimo)
    4:12
  4. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F Major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro
    5:50
  5. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F Major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto
    4:12
  6. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 6 in F Major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Finale (presto)
    2:21
  7. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D Major, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto
    7:11
  8. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D Major, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto
    8:37
  9. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D Major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto (Allegro)
    2:52
  10. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 7 in D Major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo (Allegro)
    4:02

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C Minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
    9:24
  2. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C Minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
    4:51
  3. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C Minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo (Allegro)
    4:47
  4. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E Major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro
    6:43
  5. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E Major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto
    4:03
  6. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 9 in E Major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo (Allegro commodo)
    3:21
  7. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G Major, op. 14 no. 2: I. Allegro
    6:26
  8. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G Major, op. 14 no. 2: II. Andante
    5:06
  9. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 10 in G Major, op. 14 no. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
    3:46
  10. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B‐Flat Major, op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
    7:49
  11. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B‐Flat Major, op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione
    8:28
  12. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B‐Flat Major, op. 22: III. Menuetto
    3:20
  13. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in B‐Flat Major, op. 22: IV. Rondo (Allegretto)
    6:29

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A‐Flat Major, op. 12 “Funeral March”: I. Andante con variazioni
    7:58
  2. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A‐Flat Major, op. 12 “Funeral March”: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
    2:52
  3. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A‐Flat Major, op. 12 “Funeral March”: III. Marcia funebre “sulla morte d’un eroe” (Maestoso)
    6:04
  4. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 12 in A‐Flat Major, op. 12 “Funeral March”: IV. Allegro
    2:53
  5. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E‐Flat Major, op. 27 no. 1 ’Sonata quasi una fantasia’: I. Andante - Allegro - Andante
    5:40
  6. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E‐Flat Major, op. 27 no. 1 ’Sonata quasi una fantasia’: II. Allegro molto e vivace
    1:58
  7. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 13 in E‐Flat Major, op. 27 no. 1 ’Sonata quasi una fantasia’: III. Adagio con espressione Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto
    7:51
  8. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp Minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
    6:43
  9. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp Minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto
    2:23
  10. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp Minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato
    7:17
  11. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D Major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: I. Allegro
    10:30
  12. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D Major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: II. Andante
    6:54
  13. 17.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D Major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
    2:25
  14. 18.
    Piano Sonata no. 15 in D Major, op. 28 “Pastoral”: IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
    5:07

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G Major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace
    6:42
  2. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G Major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
    10:47
  3. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 16 in G Major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo (Allegretto)
    6:22
  4. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D Minor, op. 31 no. 2 “Tempest”: I. Largo - Allegro
    8:56
  5. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D Minor, op. 31 no. 2 “Tempest”: II. Adagio 0’00
    7:28
  6. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 17 in D Minor, op. 31 no. 2 “Tempest”: III. Allegretto
    7:21
  7. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E‐Flat Major, op. 31 no. 3: I. Allegro
    8:17
  8. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E‐Flat Major, op. 31 no. 3: II. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
    6:12
  9. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E‐Flat Major, op. 31 no. 3: III. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
    4:05
  10. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 18 in E‐Flat Major, op. 31 no. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
    4:51

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C Major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: I. Allegro con brio
    10:59
  2. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C Major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
    3:12
  3. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 21 in C Major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
    9:43
  4. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 22 in F Major, op. 54: I. In tempo di menuetto
    4:54
  5. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 22 in F Major, op. 54: II. Allegretto - Più Allegro
    6:35
  6. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F Minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai
    10:09
  7. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F Minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto
    6:11
  8. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 23 in F Minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non tr, Oppo - Presto
    8:38

Disc 8

  1. 8.
    Piano Sonata no. 24 in F‐sharp Major, op. 78 “A Thérèse”: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non tr, Oppo
    7:43
  2. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 24 in F‐sharp Major, op. 78 “A Thérèse”: II. Allegro vivace
    2:58
  3. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 25 in G Major, op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
    4:57
  4. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 25 in G Major, op. 79: II. Andante
    2:57
  5. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 25 in G Major, op. 79: III. Vivace
    2:12
  6. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 26 in E‐Flat Major, op. 81a “Les adieux / Das Lebewohl”: I. Les Adieux (Adagio - Allegro)
    7:22
  7. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 26 in E‐Flat Major, op. 81a “Les adieux / Das Lebewohl”: II. L’Absence (Andante espressivo)
    3:48
  8. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 26 in E‐Flat Major, op. 81a “Les adieux / Das Lebewohl”: III. Le Retour (Vivacissimamente - poco Andante - Tempo I)
    6:07
  9. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 27 in E Minor, op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (Allegro)
    5:48
  10. 17.
    Piano Sonata no. 27 in E Minor, op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen (Rondo)
    7:09

Disc 9

  1. 9.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A Major, op. 101: I. Allegretto ma non tr, Oppo
    4:36
  2. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A Major, op. 101: II. Vivace alla marcia
    6:47
  3. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A Major, op. 101: III. Adagio, ma non tr, Oppo, con affetto
    2:18
  4. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A Major, op. 101: IV. Tempo del primo pezzo
    0:28
  5. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 28 in A Major, op. 101: V. Allegro
    7:39
  6. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B‐Flat Major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. Allegro
    12:09
  7. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B‐Flat Major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo (Assai vivace)
    3:03
  8. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B‐Flat Major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenuto (Appassionato e con molto sentimento)
    18:06
  9. 17.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B‐Flat Major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Largo
    2:20
  10. 18.
    Piano Sonata no. 29 in B‐Flat Major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: V. Allegro risoluto (fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze)
    9:46

Disc 10

  1. 10.
    Piano Sonata no. 30 in E Major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non tr, Oppo - Adagio espressivo
    3:32
  2. 11.
    Piano Sonata no. 30 in E Major, op. 109: II. Prestissimo
    2:37
  3. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 30 in E Major, op. 109: III. Andante (Molto cantabile ed espressivo)
    12:58
  4. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A‐Flat Major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    6:47
  5. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A‐Flat Major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto
    2:18
  6. 15.
    Piano Sonata no. 31 in A‐Flat Major, op. 110: III. Adagio ma non tr, Oppo - Fuga, Allegro ma non tr, Oppo
    11:17
  7. 16.
    Piano Sonata no. 32 in C Minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed passionato
    9:11
  8. 17.
    Piano Sonata no. 32 in C Minor, op. 111: II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
    16:36

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