Le Sonate per Pianoforte - The Mono Recordings (1950-1954)

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

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 appasionato

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 (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 (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. 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. 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. 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 (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 D major 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 D major 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 D major 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

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 molto 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

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 (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 di 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 "Quasi Una Fantasia": I. Andante - Allegro - Andante

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 "Quasi Una Fantasia": II. Allegro molte 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 "Quasi Una Fantasia": 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. 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

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 'Pastoral': 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 'Pastoral': 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 'Pastoral': III. Scherzo (Allegro assai)

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 'Pastoral': IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)

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)

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: 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: 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: 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 (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. Tempo di 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

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

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 'Cuckoo': 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 'Cuckoo': 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 'Cuckoo': 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. Die 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)

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

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. 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. 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. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto

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

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101: IV. Allegro

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

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)

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

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 Risoluto

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: I. Vivace, ma non troppo

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

Wilhelm Backhaus

Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: II. 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: III. 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: I. 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: II. 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: III. 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: 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: I. 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: II. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

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

Wilhelm Backhaus