Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas

Wilhelm Backhaus

1992-01-01 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2,. No. 1: I. Allegro
  3:02
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2,. No. 1: II. Adagio
  3:55
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2,. No. 1: III. Menuetto (Allegretto)
  2:22
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2,. No. 1: IV. Prestissimo
  3:47
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
  4:54
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
  4:58
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegretto)
  2:45
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo (Grazioso)
  6:15
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
  7:20
• 10
  Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Adagio
  5:53
• 11
  Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
  3:01
• 12
  Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: IV. Allegro assai
  5:25
• 13
  Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
  4:05
• 14
  Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: II. Adagio molto
  5:50
• 15
  Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: III. Finale (Prestissimo)
  3:18
• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
  6:18
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat, Op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione
  6:07
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat, Op. 7: III. Allegro
  3:48
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat, Op. 7: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
  6:35
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: I. Allegro
  4:24
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: II. Allegretto
  3:24
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: III. Presto
  2:19
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: I. Presto
  4:53
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
  6:33
• 10
  Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: III. Menuetto (Allegro)
  2:33
• 11
  Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: IV. Rondo (Allegro)
  4:01
• 12
  Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 - "Pathetique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
  6:14
• 13
  Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 - "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile
  4:47
• 14
  Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 - "Pathetique": III. Rondo (Allegro)
  4:28
• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: I. Allegro
  4:31
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: II. Allegretto
  3:10
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: III. Rondo (Allegro comodo)
  3:26
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: I. Allegro
  4:56
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: II. Andante
  5:28
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
  3:20
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
  5:40
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione
  7:09
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Menuetto
  3:08
• 10
  Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo (Allegretto)
  5:36
• 11
  Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni
  7:06
• 12
  Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
  2:38
• 13
  Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
  5:12
• 14
  Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat, Op. 26: IV. Allegro
  2:48
• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat, Op. 27, No. 1: I. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I
  4:51
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat, Op. 27, No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace
  2:08
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat, Op. 27, No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione
  2:12
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat, Op. 27, No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto
  5:19
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 - "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
  5:42
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 - "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
  2:18
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 - "Moonlight": III. Presto
  7:21
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 - "Pastorale": I. Allegro
  6:42
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 - "Pastorale": II. Andante
  6:24
• 10
  Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 - "Pastorale": III. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
  1:51
• 11
  Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 - "Pastorale": IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
  4:10
• 12
  Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
  4:57
• 13
  Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
  8:18
• 14
  Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: III. Rondo (Allegretto)
  6:10
• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 - "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
  8:28
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 - "Tempest": II. Adagio
  6:15
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 - "Tempest": III. Allegretto
  6:27
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat, Op. 31, No. 3 - "The Hunt": I. Allegro
  6:14
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat, Op. 31, No. 3 - "The Hunt": II. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)
  3:43
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat, Op. 31, No. 3 - "The Hunt": III. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
  4:03
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat, Op. 31, No. 3 - "The Hunt": IV. Presto con fuoco
  4:46
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: I. Andante
  3:28
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: II. Rondo (Allegro)
  3:28
• 10
  Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
  2:58
• 11
  Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: II. Tempo di Menuetto
  3:12
• 12
  Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 - "Waldenstein': I. Allegro con brio
  8:48
• 13
  Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 - "Waldenstein': II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
  3:12
• 14
  Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 - "Waldenstein': III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
  9:41
• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. in Tempo d'un Menuetto
  5:15
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto
  5:12
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 - "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
  9:33
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 - "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
  5:56
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 - "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo
  5:27
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 - "For Therese": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
  6:46
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 - "For Therese": II. Allegro vivace
  3:11
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
  4:16
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante
  2:53
• 10
  Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
  1:49
• 11
  Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat, Op. 81a - "Les adieux": I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
  6:56
• 12
  Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat, Op. 81a - "Les adieux": II. Die Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)
  3:07
• 13
  Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat, Op. 81a - "Les adieux": III. Das Wiedersehn (Vivacissimamente)
  6:05
• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  5:04
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
  7:34
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
  3:13
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
  6:03
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll - IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
  9:31
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 - "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro
  11:46
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 - "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I)
  2:39
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 - "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto
  16:32
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat, Op. 106 - "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto
  11:01
• 1
  Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I
  5:13
• 2
  Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
  7:55
• 3
  Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
  4:32
• 4
  Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
  5:22
• 5
  Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
  2:04
• 6
  Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
  2:51
• 7
  Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IIIb. Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)
  6:07
• 8
  Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
  8:14
• 9
  Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
  13:09