Ludwig van Beethoven - The Piano Sonatas András Schiff

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2:
• 1Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 1. Allegro05:41
• 2Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 2. Adagio04:21
• 3Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)03:12
• 4Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 4. Prestissimo07:49
• Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2:
• 5Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 1. Allegro vivace11:19
• 6Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 2. Largo appassionato06:48
• 7Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 3. Scherzo (Allegretto)03:29
• 8Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 4. Rondo (Grazioso)06:51
• Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3:
• 9Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 1. Allegro con brio11:08
• 10Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 2. Adagio07:21
• 11Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 3. Scherzo (Allegro)03:19
• 12Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 4. Allegro assai05:59
• Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7:
• 13Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 1. Allegro molto e con brio09:09
• 14Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 2. Largo, con gran espressione08:56
• 15Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 3. Allegro05:12
• 16Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)07:30
• Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10:
• 17Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: 1. Allegro molto e con brio05:52
• 18Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: 2. Adagio molto07:55
• 19Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: 3. Finale (Prestissimo)04:13
• Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10:
• 20Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: 1. Allegro08:58
• 21Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: 2. Allegretto03:54
• 22Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: 3. Presto03:59
• Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10:
• 23Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 1. Presto06:48
• 24Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 2. Largo e mesto08:12
• 25Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 3. Menuetto (Allegro)02:50
• 26Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 4. Rondo (Allegro)03:57
• Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique":
• 27Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique": 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio10:16
• 28Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique": 2. Adagio cantabile05:14
• 29Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique": 3. Rondo (Allegro)04:25
• Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49:
• 30Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: 1. Andante04:30
• 31Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: 2. Rondo (Allegro)03:50
• 32Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: 1. Allegro ma non troppo05:05
• 33Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: 2. Tempo di Menuetto03:34
• Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14:
• 34Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: 1. Allegro07:30
• 35Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: 2. Allegretto03:50
• 36Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: 3. Rondo (Allegro comodo)03:20
• Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14:
• 37Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: 1. Allegro07:42
• 38Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: 2. Andante05:11
• 39Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)03:54
• Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22:
• 40Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 1. Allegro con brio08:11
• 41Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 2. Adagio con molto espressione07:36
• 42Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 3. Menuetto03:09
• 43Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 4. Rondo (Allegretto)06:35
• Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26:
• 44Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 1. Andante con variazioni07:41
• 45Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto02:42
• 46Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe05:05
• 47Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 4. Allegro03:15
• Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27:
• 48Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I05:19
• 49Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace02:03
• 50Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 3. Adagio con espressione02:36
• 51Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 4. Allegro vivace05:53
• Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight":
• 52Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto04:28
• 53Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight": 2. Allegretto02:25
• 54Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight": 3. Presto agitato07:28
• Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale":
• 55Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 1. Allegro10:29
• 56Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 2. Andante06:58
• 57Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace02:13
• 58Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo05:45
• Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31:
• 59Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: 1. Allegro vivace07:09
• 60Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: 2. Adagio grazioso10:35
• 61Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: 3. Rondo (Allegretto)07:08
• Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest":
• 62Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest": 1. Largo - Allegro08:47
• 63Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest": 2. Adagio08:14
• 64Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest": 3. Allegretto07:37
• Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt":
• 65Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 1. Allegro08:35
• 66Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 2. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)04:56
• 67Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 3. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)04:10
• 68Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 4. Presto con fuoco04:25
• Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein":
• 69Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein": 1. Allegro con brio10:48
• 70Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein": 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)04:20
• 71Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein": 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato)10:22
• Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57:
• 72Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57: Andante grazioso con moto08:22
• Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54:
• 73Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54: 1. In Tempo d'un Menuetto05:48
• 74Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54: 2. Allegretto07:07
• Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata":
• 75Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata": 1. Allegro assai10:28
• 76Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata": 2. Andante con moto06:38
• 77Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata": 3. Allegro ma non troppo08:51
• Piano Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese":
• 78Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese": 1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo07:35
• 79Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese": 2. Allegro vivace03:08
• Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79:
• 80Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79: 1. Presto alla tedesca04:57
• 81Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79: 2. Andante02:49
• 82Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79: 3. Vivace02:03
• Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux":
• 83Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux": 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)07:19
• 84Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux": 2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)03:24
• 85Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux": 3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente)06:08
• Piano Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90:
• 86Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90: Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck05:30
• 87Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90: Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen07:59
• Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101:
• 88Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo03:53
• 89Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Lebhaft, Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia06:34
• 90Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto02:32
• 91Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro07:43
• Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier":
• 92Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Allegro11:06
• 93Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Scherzo. Assai vivace02:41
• 94Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Adagio sostenuto15:29
• 95Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Largo - Allegro risoluto12:50
• Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109:
• 96Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio esspressivo03:40
• 97Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: Presstissimo02:29
• 98Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo12:36
• Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110:
• 99Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo06:54
• 100Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110: Allegro molto02:17
• 101Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110: Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo09:47
• Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111:
• 102Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: Maestroso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato08:42
• 103Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile18:03
• Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828): Three Piano Pieces, D. 946:
• 104Franz Schubert: Three Piano Pieces, D. 946: No.1 In E Flat Minor (Allegro assai)07:26
• Allegretto In C Minor, D. 915:
• 105Franz Schubert: Allegretto In C Minor, D. 91504:59
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Gigue In G Major, KV 574:
• 106Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gigue In G Major, KV 57401:42
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Sonata In G Minor, Hob. XVI:44:
• 107Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata In G Minor, Hob. XVI:44: 1. Moderato09:33
• 108Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata In G Minor, Hob. XVI:44: 2. Allegretto04:04
• Franz Schubert: Hungarian Melody In B Minor, D. 817:
• 109Franz Schubert: Hungarian Melody In B Minor, D. 81703:59
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57:
• 110Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57: Andante grazioso con moto08:41
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita No.1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825:
• 111Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No.1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Menuet I & II02:32
• 112Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No.1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Gigue02:33
• Prelude & Fugue In B Flat Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.22), BWV 867:
• 113Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue In B Flat Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.22), BWV 867: Prelude02:30
• 114Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue In B Flat Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.22), BWV 867: Fugue03:27
• Total Runtime11:46:48

Info for Ludwig van Beethoven - The Piano Sonatas

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 album-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”.

András Schiff, piano

As a young pianist, András Schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach; in recent years, as part of his long-term relationship with ECM, he has gone back to Bach as a sage veteran, earning even more acclaim for his New Series versions of the Goldberg Variations (2001) and the Six Partitas (2007), both intimate concert recordings. In August 2011, Schiff turned his focus to the 48 preludes and fugues of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, recording both Books I and II in the Auditorium Radiosvizzera Italiana, Lugano. The performance of these influential works sets new interpretive standards. For the recording, Schiff’s own Steinway was brought to Lugano, and the production beautifully captures a masterful player and his instrument of choice.

András Schiff, born in Budapest in 1953, puts a strong focus on cyclic performances of the important piano works by the masters from Bach to Bártok. His wide-ranging discography on ECM includes works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Janáček, among many others. One of Schiff's most ambitious projects to date, the complete Beethoven sonata cycle was performed in 20 major musical centers worldwide and recorded for ECM in concert at the Zürich Tonhalle. In 1999, Schiff created his own chamber orchestra, the Cappella Andrea Barca, which consists of international soloists, chamber musicians and friends. In addition to working annually with this orchestra, he conducts London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

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