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Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas

András Schiff (piano)

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas
Taken as a whole, the set is a bit uneven: there are mighty performances of the later sonatas that sweep all before them, and accounts of some of the earlier works that seem prissy and over-manicured,...

The Guardian, 5th January 20174 out of 5 stars

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Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas

András Schiff (piano)

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Taken as a whole, the set is a bit uneven: there are mighty performances of the later sonatas that sweep all before them, and accounts of some of the earlier works that seem prissy and over-manicured,...

The Guardian, 5th January 20174 out of 5 stars

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Andras Schiff: “The Beethoven sonatas can be logically divided into three distinct groups: early, middle and late. To me, playing them in chronological order is most convincing and deeply satisfying. Among the thirty-two there is not one weak link. And this way the listener is able to follow the process of evolution, step by step. It is a learning experience; we are fellow travellers on a fantastic voyage.”

This specially-priced 11 CD edition contains the complete piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, recorded live in concert at the Tonhalle in Zürich. It also includes the encores from these concerts with works by Schubert, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Bach, as well as an extensive booklet, which re-collects all original conversations around the sonatas, and adds an insightful new text by András Schiff reflecting upon the “Encores after Beethoven”.

Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1
Work length21:03
1. Allegro
Track length5:41
2. Adagio
Track length4:21
3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
Track length3:12
4. Prestissimo
Track length7:49
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2
Work length28:27
1. Allegro vivace
Track length11:19
2. Largo appassionato
Track length6:48
3. Scherzo (Allegretto)
Track length3:29
4. Rondo (Grazioso)
Track length6:51
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Work length27:47
1. Allegro con brio
Track length11:08
2. Adagio
Track length7:21
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
Track length3:19
4. Allegro assai
Track length5:59
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7
Work length30:47
1. Allegro molto e con brio
Track length9:09
2. Largo, con gran espressione
Track length8:56
3. Allegro
Track length5:12
4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
Track length7:30
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Work length18:00
1. Allegro molto e con brio
Track length5:52
2. Adagio molto
Track length7:55
3. Finale (Prestissimo)
Track length4:13
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Work length16:51
1. Allegro
Track length8:58
2. Allegretto
Track length3:54
3. Presto
Track length3:59
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
Work length21:47
1. Presto
Track length6:48
2. Largo e mesto
Track length8:12
3. Menuetto (Allegro)
Track length2:50
4. Rondo (Allegro)
Track length3:57
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'
Work length19:55
1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Track length10:16
2. Adagio cantabile
Track length5:14
3. Rondo (Allegro)
Track length4:25
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
Work length8:20
1. Andante
Track length4:30
2. Rondo (Allegro)
Track length3:50
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
Work length8:39
1. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length5:05
2. Tempo di Menuetto
Track length3:34
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
Work length14:40
1. Allegro
Track length7:30
2. Allegretto
Track length3:50
3. Rondo (Allegro comodo)
Track length3:20
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2
Work length16:47
1. Allegro
Track length7:42
2. Andante
Track length5:11
3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
Track length3:54
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22
Work length25:31
1. Allegro con brio
Track length8:11
2. Adagio con molto espressione
Track length7:36
3. Menuetto
Track length3:09
4. Rondo (Allegretto)
Track length6:35
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 'March Funebre'
Work length18:43
1. Andante con variazioni
Track length7:41
2. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Track length2:42
3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
Track length5:05
4. Allegro
Track length3:15
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 'Quasi una fantasia'
Work length15:51
1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I
Track length5:19
2. Allegro molto e vivace
Track length2:03
3. Adagio con espressione
Track length2:36
4. Allegro vivace
Track length5:53
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'
Work length14:21
1. Adagio sostenuto
Track length4:28
2. Allegretto
Track length2:25
3. Presto agitato
Track length7:28
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale'
Work length25:25
1. Allegro
Track length10:29
2. Andante
Track length6:58
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length2:13
4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length5:45
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
Work length24:52
1. Allegro vivace
Track length7:09
2. Adagio grazioso
Track length10:35
3. Rondo (Allegretto)
Track length7:08
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'
Work length24:38
1. Largo - Allegro
Track length8:47
2. Adagio
Track length8:14
3. Allegretto
Track length7:37
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt'
Work length22:06
1. Allegro
Track length8:35
2. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)
Track length4:56
3. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
Track length4:10
4. Presto con fuoco
Track length4:25
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'
Work length25:30
1. Allegro con brio
Track length10:48
2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
Track length4:20
3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato)
Track length10:22
Beethoven: Andante Favori in F, WoO 57
Work length8:22
Andante grazioso con moto
Track length8:22
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
Work length12:55
1. In Tempo d'un Menuetto
Track length5:48
2. Allegretto
Track length7:07
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'
Work length25:57
1. Allegro assai
Track length10:28
2. Andante con moto
Track length6:38
3. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length8:51
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78
Work length10:43
1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
Track length7:35
2. Allegro vivace
Track length3:08
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
Work length9:49
1. Presto alla tedesca
Track length4:57
2. Andante
Track length2:49
3. Vivace
Track length2:03
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'
Work length16:51
1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
Track length7:19
2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)
Track length3:24
3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente)
Track length6:08
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Work length13:29
Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Track length5:30
Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Track length7:59
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
Work length20:42
Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo
Track length3:53
Lebhaft, Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia
Track length6:34
Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
Track length2:32
Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
Track length7:43
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'
Work length42:06
Allegro
Track length11:06
Scherzo. Assai vivace
Track length2:41
Adagio sostenuto
Track length15:29
Largo - Allegro risoluto
Track length12:50
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Work length18:45
Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio esspressivo
Track length3:40
Presstissimo
Track length2:29
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Track length12:36
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
Work length18:58
Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Track length6:54
Allegro molto
Track length2:17
Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length9:47
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Work length26:45
Maestroso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Track length8:42
Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Track length18:03
Excerpt,Schubert: Klavierstücke (3), D946
Work length7:26
No.1 In E Flat Minor (Allegro assai)
Track length7:26
Schubert: Allegretto in C minor, D915
Work length4:59
Mozart: Gigue in G Major, K574
Work length1:42
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 32 in G minor, Hob.XVI:44
Work length13:37
1. Moderato
Track length9:33
2. Allegretto
Track length4:04
Schubert: Hungarian Melody in B minor D817
Work length3:59
Beethoven: Andante Favori in F, WoO 57
Work length8:41
Andante grazioso con moto
Track length8:41
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825
Work length5:05
Menuet I & II
Track length2:32
Gigue
Track length2:33
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue In B Flat Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.22), BWV 867
Work length5:57
Prelude
Track length2:30
Fugue
Track length3:27

Awards and reviews

5th January 2017

Taken as a whole, the set is a bit uneven: there are mighty performances of the later sonatas that sweep all before them, and accounts of some of the earlier works that seem prissy and over-manicured, with moments when Schiff could have allowed the music to flow more naturally than it does. But the collection now includes the encores that Schiff played at the original recitals.
4 out of 5 stars
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