Klaviersonaten No. 8 "Pathétique", No. 21 "Waldstein", No. 23 "Appassionata"

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Emil Gilels

Klaviersonaten Nos. 8, 21 and 23 are a set of piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1798 and 1806. They exemplify Beethoven's middle-period heroic style, expanding classical sonata form through heightened dramatic contrasts, increased virtuosic demands, adventurous harmonic language and an extended structural scope that influenced the development of the Romantic piano repertoire.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonate No. 8 C-moll, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    9:11
  2. 2.
    Sonate No. 8 C-moll, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    5:46
  3. 3.
    Sonate No. 8 C-moll, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
    5:12
  4. 4.
    Sonate No. 21 C-Dur, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
    11:04
  5. 5.
    Sonate No. 21 C-Dur, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto - attacca
    4:39
  6. 6.
    Sonate No. 21 C-Dur, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
    9:25
  7. 7.
    Sonate No. 23 F-moll, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
    11:08
  8. 8.
    Sonate No. 23 F-moll, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto - attacca
    6:30
  9. 9.
    Sonate No. 23 F-moll, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:53

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