Decca Beethoven Sonatas

Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto & trio. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: IV. Prestissimo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo & trio (Minore). Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo & trio. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 4 in E‐flat major, op. 7

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 4 in E‐flat major, op. 7

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: III. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 4 in E‐flat major, op. 7

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 4 in E-flat major, op. 7: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 4 in E‐flat major, op. 7

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10, no. 3, I. Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10, no. 3, II. Largo e mesto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto & trio. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10, no. 3: IV. Rondo (Allegro)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave: Allegro di molto e con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto & maggiore

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: II. Andante

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: III. Menuetto & minore

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in B-flat major, op. 22

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: II. Scherzo & trio. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: III. Marcia funebre. Sulla morte d'un eroe

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26: IV. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: I. Andante: Allegro: Tempo I

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: III. Adagio con espressione

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: IV. Allegro vivace: Tempo I (Adagio con espressione): Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 13 in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto & trio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": II. Andante

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": III. Scherzo & trio. Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale": IV. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo: Piu allegro quasi presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 15 in D major, op. 28 "Pastorale"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto: Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo: Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: III. Menuetto & trio. Moderato e grazioso

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 18 in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: I. Andante

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 19 in G minor, op. 49 no. 1

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro, ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato: Prestissimo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: I. In tempo d'un menuetto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 22 in F major, op. 54

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54: II. Allegretto: Piu allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 22 in F major, op. 54

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo: Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile: Allegro ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "A Thérèse"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78: II. Allegro vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 24 in F-sharp major, op. 78 "A Thérèse"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 25 in G major, op. 79 "Cuckoo"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: II. Andante

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 25 in G major, op. 79 "Cuckoo"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79: III. Vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 25 in G major, op. 79 "Cuckoo"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81A "Les adieux": I. Das lebewohl: Adagio: Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 26 in E‐flat major, op. 81a “Les Adieux”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81A "Les adieux": II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 26 in E‐flat major, op. 81a “Les Adieux”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81A "Les adieux": III. Das wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente-Poco andante-Tempo I

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 26 in E‐flat major, op. 81a “Les Adieux”

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: I. Mit lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit empindung und ausdruck

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 27 in E minor, op. 90

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 27 in E minor, op. 90

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten empfindung (Allegretto, ma non troppo)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 28 in A major, op. 101

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmassig (Vivace alla marcia)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 28 in A major, op. 101

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 28 in A major, op. 101

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro (mono)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammer-Klavier"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace-Presto-Tempo I (mono)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammer-Klavier"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto (mono)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammer-Klavier"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo-Allegro-Allegro risoluto (mono)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammer-Klavier"

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: 1. Vivace ma non troppo: Adagio espressivo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: 2. Prestissimo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: 1. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: 2. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: 3. Adagio ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: 4. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: 1. Maestoso: Allegro con brio ed appassionato

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 32 in C minor, op. 111

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 32 in C minor, op. 111

Wilhelm Backhaus