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The Piano Sonatas

ECM RecordsCat. ECM 200011h 49m114 tracks

Composers

Ludwig van Beethoven104 Johann Sebastian Bach4 Franz Schubert3 Joseph Haydn2 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

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

5:41

02

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

4:22

03

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 - III. Menuetto. Allegretto

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

3:13

04

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

7:54

05

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

11:19

06

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

6:49

07

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

3:30

08

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

6:55

09

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

11:09

10

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

7:21

11

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

3:19

12

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

6:00

Disc 2

01

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

9:10

02

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

8:57

03

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

5:13

04

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

7:31

Disc 3

01

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

5:53

02

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

7:55

03

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

4:17

04

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

8:58

05

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

3:54

06

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

4:05

07

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

6:49

08

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

8:12

09

Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 - III. Menuetto. Allegretto

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

2:51

10

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

4:02

11

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 - I. Grave. Allegro molto e con brio

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

10:17

12

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 - II. Adagio cantabile

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

5:14

13

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 - III. Rondo. Allegro

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

4:26

Disc 4

01

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

4:30

02

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

3:53

03

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

5:06

04

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

3:41

05

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

7:30

06

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

3:51

07

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

3:25

08

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

7:42

09

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

5:12

10

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

4:02

11

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

8:11

12

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

7:36

13

Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22 - III. Minuetto

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

3:09

14

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

6:36

Disc 5

01

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"

7:41

02

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"

2:42

03

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"

5:06

04

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"

3:19

05

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

5:20

06

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

2:04

07

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

2:37

08

Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 - IV. Allegro vivace

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

5:57

09

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - I. Adagio sostenuto

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

4:28

10

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - II. Allegretto

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

2:25

11

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - III. Presto agitato

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

7:37

12

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 - I. Allegro

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

10:29

13

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 - II. Andante

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

6:59

14

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

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

2:14

15

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 - IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

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

5:46

Disc 6

01

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

7:09

02

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

10:36

03

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

7:15

04

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"

8:47

05

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"

8:14

06

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"

7:44

07

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

8:36

08

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

4:57

09

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

4:11

10

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

4:26

Disc 7

01

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 - I. Allegro con brio

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

10:49

02

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 - II. Introduzione. Adagio molto

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

4:21

03

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 - III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato

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

10:31

04

Andante favori in F major, WoO 57 - Andante grazioso con moto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andante favori". Andante grazioso con moto

8:22

Disc 8

01

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

5:48

02

Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 - II. Allegretto

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

7:15

03

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 - I. Allegro assai

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

10:28

04

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 - II. Andante con moto

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

6:38

05

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 - III. Allegro ma non troppo

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

9:00

06

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"

7:36

07

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"

3:13

08

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"

4:58

09

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"

2:50

10

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"

2:10

11

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a - I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro

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

7:19

12

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a - II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo

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

3:24

13

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a - III. Das Wiedersehn. Vivacissimamente

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

6:09

Disc 9

01

Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 - I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck

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

5:30

02

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

8:06

03

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

3:54

04

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

6:34

05

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

2:32

06

Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 - IV. Allegro

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

7:50

07

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 - I. Allegro

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

11:07

08

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 - II. Scherzo. Assai vivace

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

2:42

09

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 - III. Adagio sostenuto

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

15:29

10

Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 - IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto

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

12:51

Disc 10

01

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 - I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo

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

3:40

02

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 - II. Prestissimo

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

2:29

03

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 - III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

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

12:43

04

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

6:54

05

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

2:17

06

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 - III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

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

9:52

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

8:42

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

18:04

Disc 11

01

Three Piano Pieces, D. 946: No. 1 in E-flat minor. Allegro assai

Franz Schubert - 3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: Nr. 1 in es-Moll. Allegro assai

7:33

02

Allegretto in C minor, D. 915

Franz Schubert - Allegretto in C minor, D. 915

5:00

03

Eine kleine Gigue in G major, KV 574

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Gigue for Piano in G major, K. 574 "Eine kleine Gigue". Allegro

1:45

04

Sonata in G minor, Hob. XVI:44: I. Moderato

Joseph Haydn - Piano Sonata no. 32 in G minor, Hob. XVI:44

9:34

05

Sonata in G minor, Hob. XVI:44: II. Allegretto

Joseph Haydn - Piano Sonata no. 32 in G minor, Hob. XVI:44

4:08

06

Hungarian Melody in B minor, D. 817

Franz Schubert - Ungarische Melodie in h-Moll, D. 817

4:03

07

Andante favori in F major, WoO 57

Ludwig van Beethoven - Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andante favori". Andante grazioso con moto

8:45

08

Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: Menuet I & II

Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825

2:32

09

Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825

2:37

10

Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867: Prelude

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

2:31

11

Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867: Fugue

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

3:28