Beethoven - Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonatas (36 tracks)

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Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": I. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio [Artur Schnabel (piano)]
2. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": II. Adagio cantabile [Artur Schnabel (piano)]
3. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": III. Rondo: Allegro Artur Schnabel (piano)]
4. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": I. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio [Edwin Fischer (piano)]
5. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": II. Adagio cantabile [Edwin Fischer (piano)]
6. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": III. Rondo: Allegro [Edwin Fischer (piano)]
7. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": I. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio 6:50 [Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)]
8. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": II. Adagio cantabile [Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)]
9. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": III. Rondo: Allegro [Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)]
10. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": I. Grave - Allegro molto e con brio [Arthur Rubinstein (piano)]
11. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": II. Adagio cantabile [Arthur Rubinstein (piano)]
12. Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Path?tique": III. Rondo: Allegro [Arthur Rubinstein (piano)]
Track Listings (12) - Disc #2
1. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto [Ignaz Friedman (piano)]
2. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto [Ignaz Friedman (piano)]
3. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato [Ignaz Friedman (piano)]
4. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto [Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)]
5. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto [Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)]
6. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato [Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)]
7. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto [Ignace Paderewski (piano)]
8. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto [Ignace Paderewski (piano)]
9. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato [Ignace Paderewski (piano)]
10. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto [Vladimir Horowitz (piano)]
11. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto [Vladimir Horowitz (piano)]
12. Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato [Vladimir Horowitz (piano)]
Track Listings (12) - Disc #3
1. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro [Walter Gieseking (piano)]
2. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio [Walter Gieseking (piano)]
3. Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto [Walter Gieseking (piano)]
4. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro [Wilhelm Kempff (piano)]
5. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace [Wilhelm Kempff (piano)]
6. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: III. Minuetto: Moderato e grazioso - Trio [Wilhelm Kempff (piano)]
7. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco [Wilhelm Kempff (piano)]
8. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro [Claudio Arrau (piano)]
9. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace [Claudio Arrau (piano)]
10. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: III. Minuetto: Moderato e grazioso - Trio [Claudio Arrau (piano)]
11. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco [Claudio Arrau (piano)]
12. Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Alle

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This deluxe four-CD set showcases Beethoven's most popular piano sonatas in classic, contrasting performances by some of the 20th century's greatest keyboard soloists. If Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" comprises music's Old Testament, Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas constitute the New Testament. Through multiple performances of the same work, this collection provides rare, comparative insight into the composer's "Pathétique" Sonata (played by Schnabel, Fischer, Moiseiwitsch and Rubinstein), "Moonlight" (Friedman, Backhaus, Paderewski, Horowitz), "Appassionata" (Kempff, Arrau, Backhaus), and Op. 31, No. 3 (Schnabel, Gieseking, Serkin). As a bonus, the set includes a performance of the "Tempest" Sonata by Gieseking. The rare vintage 78s were brought to 21st-century life through the remastering of Art & Son Studio in Paris, using the 24-bit "CAP 440" technique. Enclosed in an attractive, protective slipcase, the 96-page book contains evocative images of the composer and many rarely seen photos of the performers. The texts ? in English, French and German ? include an introduction by Pulitzer Prize?winner Tim Page, an illuminating contextual essay by Jed Distler ("Beethoven and the Great Pianists: Making History on Record"), and detailed artist biographies from "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians."

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