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Favourite Piano Sonatas — Stephen Kovacevich / Ludwig van Beethoven | Classikal

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Favourite Piano Sonatas

Stephen Kovacevich

Warner Classics20083h 49m35 tracks

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

8:48

02

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

5:34

03

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

4:19

04

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

6:33

05

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

2:05

06

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

7:10

07

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"

Stephen Kovacevich

9:32

08

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"

Stephen Kovacevich

6:02

09

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

2:21

10

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

4:46

11

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

6:35

12

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

1:54

13

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo - Recitativo più adagio

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

Stephen Kovacevich

1:40

14

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIIb. Arioso dolente (Adagio ma non troppo)

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

Stephen Kovacevich

2:15

15

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

2:09

16

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIId. L'istesso tempo di Arioso (perdende le forze, dolento)

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

Stephen Kovacevich

2:51

17

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: IIIe. L'istesso tempo della Fuga poi a poi di nuovo vivente - Meno allegro (Etwas langsamer)

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

Stephen Kovacevich

2:01

Disc 2

01

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

10:31

02

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

3:28

03

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

9:26

04

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

10:14

05

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

5:57

06

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

8:09

07

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

9:01

08

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

17:13

Disc 3

01

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

8:12

02

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

7:34

03

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

6:33

04

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

6:34

05

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”

Stephen Kovacevich

3:30

06

Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les adieux": III. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente - Poco andante)

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

Stephen Kovacevich

5:33

07

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

10:28

08

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

2:50

09

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento

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

Stephen Kovacevich

16:26

10

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

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

Stephen Kovacevich

11:28