The Piano Sonatas

by Daniel Barenboim

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 July 1999
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: Argentina
  • Length: 11:00:49
  • Community rating: 4.14/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Daniel Barenboim's Beethoven cycle sets all thirty-two piano sonatas, the central document of the piano repertoire. Barenboim, who debuted as a pianist at seven, returned to the cycle throughout his career.

Genres

Descriptors: strings, choral, symphonic, detailed, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegro (3:45)
  2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Adagio (5:12)
  3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto (3:35)
  4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: IV. Prestissimo (4:56)
  5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace (7:14)
  6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Largo appassionato (7:14)
  7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto (3:18)
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso (6:18)
  9. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio (10:19)
  10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio (8:27)
  11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro (2:45)
  12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai (5:07)
  13. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio (5:49)
  14. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto (8:22)
  15. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo (4:44)
  16. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro molto e con brio (6:06)
  17. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Adagio molto (4:04)
  18. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Finale. Prestissimo (2:09)
  19. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto (7:02)
  20. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto (10:01)
  21. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro (2:50)
  22. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro (4:05)
  23. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (9:28)
  24. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (5:18)
  25. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro (4:45)
  26. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate": I. Allegro molto e con brio (7:51)
  27. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate": II. Largo, con gran espressione (9:27)
  28. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate": III. Allegro (4:48)
  29. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 "Grande Sonate": IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso (7:12)
  30. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro (6:46)
  31. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto (4:12)
  32. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo (3:26)
  33. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro (7:07)
  34. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante (5:11)
  35. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai (3:25)
  36. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": I. Andante – Allegro – Tempo I (5:36)
  37. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": II. Allegro molto e vivace (2:07)
  38. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": III. Adagio con espressione (3:12)
  39. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": IV. Allegro vivace (5:39)
  40. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio (7:23)
  41. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione (9:13)
  42. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto (3:33)
  43. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto (6:09)
  44. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni (8:43)
  45. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (2:42)
  46. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe (6:21)
  47. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro (2:49)
  48. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto (6:34)
  49. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": II. Allegretto (2:12)
  50. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": III. Presto agitato (7:42)
  51. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (6:09)
  52. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (8:06)
  53. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro (11:09)
  54. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante (7:38)
  55. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (2:33)
  56. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo (5:26)
  57. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace (6:30)
  58. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso (11:43)
  59. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto (6:10)
  60. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo – Allegro (8:45)
  61. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": II. Adagio (8:41)
  62. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto (6:56)
  63. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt": I. Allegro (8:43)
  64. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt": II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace (5:17)
  65. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt": III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso (4:23)
  66. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt": IV. Presto con fuoco (4:39)
  67. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante (4:43)
  68. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro (3:13)
  69. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo (4:44)
  70. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di Menuetto (3:44)
  71. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio (11:26)
  72. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto (4:38)
  73. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo (11:22)
  74. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. In Tempo d'un Menuetto (5:55)
  75. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto – Più allegro (5:59)
  76. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai (10:33)
  77. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (7:35)
  78. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo (8:12)
  79. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo (6:50)
  80. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse": II. Allegro vivace (2:58)
  81. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo": I. Presto alla tedesca (4:36)
  82. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo": II. Andante (2:33)
  83. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo": III. Vivace (2:05)
  84. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio – Allegro (7:43)
  85. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux": II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo – (4:39)
  86. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux": III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente (6:16)
  87. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo (4:30)
  88. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia (5:53)
  89. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto (3:32)
  90. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro (7:24)
  91. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro (13:00)
  92. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace – Presto (2:59)
  93. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto (21:50)
  94. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo – Allegro – Allegro risoluto (12:20)
  95. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – (4:20)
  96. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo (2:40)
  97. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo. Gesangvoll mit innigster Empfindun (15:15)
  98. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (7:31)
  99. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (2:18)
  100. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo (12:07)
  101. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato (9:58)
  102. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111 : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile (20:27)

Credits

  • Ludwig van Beethoven - primary artist, composed by
  • Daniel Barenboim - primary artist, piano

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