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

Ludwig van Beethoven1817Op. 106
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Sonata for Piano no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 "Hammer-Klavier" by Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata, composed 1817. 551 recordings in this catalogue, from 1935 to 2024. Scored for Piano.

Movements

  1. I. Allegro

  2. II. Scherzo. Assai vivace

  3. III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e molto con sentimento

  4. IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Daniel Barenboim

Conductor · 32 recordings

Friedrich Gulda

Soloist · 27 recordings

Alfred Brendel

Soloist · 23 recordings

Paul Badura-Skoda

Soloist · 17 recordings

Wilhelm Kempff

Soloist · 14 recordings

Claudio Arrau

Soloist · 13 recordings

François-Frédéric Guy

Soloist · 13 recordings

Maria Yudina

Soloist · 12 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

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  1. Wilhelm Kempff

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1964 · on 9 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  2. Maurizio Pollini

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1977 · on 9 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  3. Jenő Jandó

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1988 · on 7 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 5 catalogue recordings

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  4. Wilhelm Backhaus

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1952 · on 6 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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  5. Emil Gilels

    candidate grouping · catalogue year 1982 · on 6 albums

    Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings

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Recordings (551 of 551)

Conductor
Daniel Barenboim32Vladimir Ashkenazy8Christoph Eschenbach5Ian Hobson4
Label
Deutsche Grammophon66Decca Classics64Sony Classical32EMI Classics25Warner Classics25Brilliant Classics24Philips21Decca Records20Philips Classics17Naxos13Мелодия13EMI12
Decade
1930s81940s41950s661960s561970s521980s531990s272000s342010s532020s47
Credited instrument
Piano482Fortepiano8

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers
Sonate op. 106 n°29 “Hammerklavier”: 1. AllegroFrançois-Frédéric Guy
10:03
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B‐flat major, op. 106 - “Hammerklavier”: 2. Scherzo. Assai vivaceMurray Perahia
2:28
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. AllegroKonstantin Scherbakov
11:19
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo. Assai vivaceKonstantin Scherbakov
3:03
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenutoKonstantin Scherbakov
17:10
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Introduzione. Largo – Fuga. Allegro risolutoKonstantin Scherbakov
12:08
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": 3. Adagio sostenutoVladimir Ashkenazy
18:05
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": 4. Largo - Allegro risolutoVladimir Ashkenazy
11:23
Sonata no. 29, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. AllegroJohn O'Conor
11:02
Sonata no. 29, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo: Assai vivaceJohn O'Conor
2:24
Sonata no. 29, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenutoJohn O'Conor
14:44
Sonata no. 29, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Largo; Allegro risolutoJohn O'Conor
11:03
Grande Sonate no. 29 in B‐flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. AllegroKonstantin Lifschitz
11:14
Grande Sonate no. 29 in B‐flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo. Assai vivaceKonstantin Lifschitz
2:46
Grande Sonate no. 29 in B‐flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimentoKonstantin Lifschitz
25:40
Grande Sonate no. 29 in B‐flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Largo – Allegro risolutoKonstantin Lifschitz
14:47
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio sostenuto, Appassionato e con molto sentimentoFazıl Say
14:46
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: IV. Introduzione (Largo) - Fuga (Allegro risoluto)Fazıl Say
11:33
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: I. AllegroFazıl Say
10:45
Piano Sonata no. 29 in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo)Fazıl Say
2:53

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