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Beethoven's cycle of 32 Piano Sonatas is one of the pinnacles of the entire piano literature. A true compendium of classical to romantic piano style, the sonates range from the ebullient early works, which take their clue from Haydn and Mozart, to the far-reaching and inward-looking late sonatas that were so ahead of their time that no-one understood or even appreciated them at the time. This monumental and unrivalled set of sonatas belongs to the very core of every great pianists' repertoire, and is a vivid reminder of Beethoven's musical credo :

Wem meine Musik sich verständlich macht, der muß frei werden von all dem Elend, womit sich die anderen schleppen.

(Whoever gets to know and understand my music, will be freed from all the misery that drags down others.)














Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1 (1795)
Joseph Haydn gewidmet
Complete recording by Andreas Pfaul
1Allegro 3:45
2Adagio 5:46
3Menuetto - Allegretto 3:23
4Prestissimo 8:17
 
1Allegro 3:58Hensley, M.
Sonata No.1 in A major, Op.2 No.2 (1795)
Joseph Haydn gewidmet
Complete recording by Mark Budd
1 Allegro vivace 7:52
2 Largo appassionato 7:09
3 Scherzo - Allegretto3:35
4 Rondo - Grazioso 7:15
Sonata No.3 in C Major, Op.2 No.3 (1796)
Joseph Haydn gewidmet
Complete recording by Richard Anatone
1Allegro con brio 10:09
2Adagio 7:24
3Scherzo - Allegro 3:16
4Allegro assai 5:22
Complete recording by Mark Hensley
1Allegro con brio 8:22
2Adagio 10:48
3Scherzo - Allegro 3:40
4Allegro assai 6:20
Sonata No.4 in E-flat Major, Op.7 (1796-97)
Der Gräfin Anna Margarete von Browne gewidmet
Complete recording by Dejan Sinadinovic
1Allegro molto e con brio 3:44
2Largo, con gran espressione 2:30
3Allegro 4:59
4Rondo 6:25
Complete recording by Nuccio Trotta
1Allegro molto e con brio 9:20
2Largo, con gran espressione8:26
3Allegro 6:22
4Rondo 7:10
Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1 (1795-97)
Der Gräfin Babette von Keglevics gewidmet

1Molto allegro e con brio5:44Assimakopoulos, P.
1Molto allegro e con brio5:38McCarthy, M.
2Adagio molto 9:37Assimakopoulos, P.
2Adagio molto 8:35McCarthy, M.
Sonata No.6 in F major, Op.10 No.2 (1798)
Der Gräfin Anna Margarete von Browne gewidmet
Complete recording by Chris Breemer
1 Allegro 6:37
2 Allegretto 3:50
3 Presto 4:11
Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10 No.3 (1798)
Der Gräfin Anna Margarete von Browne gewidmet
Complete recording by John Robson
1Presto 7:54
2Largo e mesto 10:36
3Menuetto, Allegro 3:33
4Rondo, Allegro 5:04
Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 (1789)
Dem Fürsten Carl von Lichnowsky gewidmet
Complete recording by Tom Pascale
1Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio8:36
2Adagio cantabile 5:07
3Rondo: Allegro 4:54
3Rondo: Allegro (VIDEO) 4:54
Complete recording by Kaila Rochelle
1Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio10:25
2Adagio cantabile 6:49
3Rondo: Allegro 5:18

2 Adagio cantabile5:45Rebecq, H.
2 Adagio cantabile5:03Silva, M.
2Adagio cantabile4:27Simionescu, R.
Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14 No.1 (1798)
Die Baronin Josefa von Braun gewidmet
Complete recording by Jan Bertram
1Allegro 6:59
2Allegretto 3:21
3Rondo 3:44
Complete recording by Jan-Felix Lebenstedt
1Allegro 3:16
2Allegretto 7:12
3Rondo 3:31
Complete recording by Kaila Rochelle
1Allegro 6:32
2Allegretto 3:52
3Rondo 3:15
Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.14 No.2 (1798)
Die Baronin Josefa von Braun gewidmet
Complete recording by Jan Bertram
1Allegro 7:08
2Andante 5:09
3Scherzo. Allegro assai3:57
Complete recording by Joseph Renouf
1Allegro 6:55
2Andante 5:26
3Scherzo. Allegro assai3:44
Complete recording by Hannah Shields
1Allegro 6:22
2Andante 6:00
3Scherzo. Allegro assai3:18
Sonata No.12 in A-flat major, Op.26 (1798)
Dem Fürsten Carl von Lichnowsky gewidmet
Complete recording by Richard Pohl
1-4Sonata Op. 26 (complete)19:11
Complete recording by Daniel Hoehr
1 Andante con Variazioni 7:38
2 Scherzo: Allegro molto 3:08
3 Marche funebre 6:11
4 Allegro 2:58
Complete recording by Harald Vetter
1 Andante con Variazioni 8:17
2 Scherzo: Allegro molto 3:37
3 Marche funebre 5:00
4 Allegro 3:28

1Andante con Variazioni 7:57Gardels, C.
4 Allegro 4:01Kopp, S.
Sonata No.13 in E-flat major, Op.27 No.1 (1801) "Sonata quasi una Fantasia"
Der Fürstin von Lichtenstein gewidmet
Complete recording by Mauro Bertoli
1Andante 4:55
2Allegro molto vivace 2:04
3Adagio con espressione 2:41
4Allegro vivace 5:24
Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 (1801) "Mondschein"
Die Gräfin Giulietta Guicciardi gewidmet
Complete recording by Sandro Bisotti
1Adagio sostenuto 5:54
2Allegretto 2:08
3Presto agitato 5:50
Complete recording by Richard Pohl
1-3
 Adagio sostenuto-Alegretto-Presto agitato14:34

1Adagio sostenuto6:05Brest, D.
1Adagio sostenuto5:04Dukes, C.
1 Adagio sostenuto5:55Grant, J.L.
1 Adagio sostenuto7:14Kopp, S.
1Adagio sostenuto6:43McCarthy, M.
1 Adagio sostenuto6:24Syeles, A.
Raymond Smullyan has created a video named "Rambles, Reflections, Music and Readings". The video contains music from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Beethoven Sonatas, Scarlatti Sonatas and Schubert's Moments Musicaux, all played by Mr. Smullyan. Apart from music, it also contains a collection of wonderful pictures, and Raymond presents in live person different kinds of puzzles and anecdotes along with quotes from famous musicians.
1Rambles, Reflections, Music and Readings (VIDEO)58:55Smullyan, R.
Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28 "Pastorale" (1801)
Joseph Edlen von Sonnenfels gewidmet
Complete recording by Karine Gilanyan
1Allegro 6:38
2Andante 7:03
3Scherzo: Allegro vivace 1:58
4Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 4:56
Complete recording by Joseph Renouf
1Allegro 9:22
2Andante 6:00
3Scherzo: Allegro vivace 2:16
4Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 4:36
Complete recording by Kaila Rochelle
1Allegro 9:32
2Andante 6:51
3Scherzo: Allegro vivace 2:58
4Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 5:37

2Andante7:17Castellano, J.
Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 (1802) "The Tempest"
No dedication
Complete recording by Sandro Bisotti
1Largo - Allegro 6:49
2Adagio 8:55
3Allegretto 8:36
Complete recording by Andreas Pfaul
1Largo - Allegro (VIDEO)9:01
2Adagio (VIDEO)7:36
3Allegretto 7:13
Complete recording by Harald Vetter
1Largo - Allegro 8:28
2Adagio 5:57
3Allegretto 8:26
Complete recording by Matthew Wyman
1Largo - Allegro 6:46
2Adagio 8:13
3Allegretto 5:39

1Largo - Allegro 8:13Anatone, R.
2Adagio 7:36Alianello, M.
3Allegretto 6:35Anatone, R.
3Allegretto 6:00Kaidja, L.
3Allegretto 8:04Pfaul, A.
3Allegretto 7:18Villeneuve, M.
3Allegretto5:39Wyman, M
Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op.31 No.3 (1802)
No dedication
Complete recording by Mark Budd
1Allegro 08:52
2Scherzo. Allegretto vivace 05:18
3Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso 04:34
4Presto con fuoco 05:12

1Allegro9:44Stehlik, B.
Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1
No dedication
Complete recording by Monica Alianello
1Andante 4:07
2Rondo: Allegro3:50
Sonata No. 19 in G major, Op.49 No.2
No dedication

1Allegro3:25Morin-Paul, N.
Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 (1805) "Waldstein"
Dem Grafen von Waldstein gewidmet
Complete recording by Michael Hawley
1 Allegro con brio 10:53
2-3Introduzione: Adagio molto - Rondo: Allegretto moderato13:07
Complete recording by Michael Kaykov
1 Allegro con brio 8:19
2-3Introduzione: Adagio molto - Rondo: Allegretto moderato13:00
Complete recording by Felipe Sarro
1Allegro con brio 11:28
2Introduzione: Adagio molto 3:34
3Rondo: Allegretto moderato 11:02

1Allegro con brio 10:30Kopp, S.
3Rondo: Allegretto moderato 10:04Weigl, P.
Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54 (1804)
No dedication
Complete recording by Ahmed Anzaldua
1-2In tempo d'un menuetto - Allegretto10:55Anzaldua, A.

1In tempo d'un menuetto5:28McKinney, A.
Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 (1804-06) "Appassionata"
Dem Grafen Franz von Brunswick gewidmet
Complete recording by Sandro Bisotti
1Allegro Assai 11:03
2Andante con moto 6:49
3Allegro ma non troppo 6:10
Complete recording by Irina Klyuev
1-3Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"21:53

1 Allegro assai 9:14 Kopp, S.
3 Allegro ma non troppo 5:21 Kopp, S.
Sonata No.24 in F-sharp major, Op.78 (1809) "A Therese"
Die Gräfin Theresa von Brunswick gewidmet
Complete recording by Martin Malmgren
1-2Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo3:48
Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79 (1809)
No dedication
Complete recording (2012) by Monica Alianello
1Presto alla tedesca 3:46
2Andante 2:46
3Vivace 2:29

1Presto alla tedesca 3:00Underwood, H.
2 Andante 2:25Kolarova, G.
Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a (1809-10) "Les Adieux"
Dem Erzherzog Rudolph gewidmet

2Abwesenheit; Andante Espressivo 3:53Harrison, D.
Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90 (1814)
Dem Grafen Lichnowsky gewidmet
Complete recording by Randolph Hokanson
1-2Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck, Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen14:06 Hokanson, R.
Complete recording by Chiara Bertoglio
1Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck5:20
2Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen 8:08
Complete recording by Richard Pohl
1Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 5:20
1Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (VIDEO)5:45
2Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen 8:08
Complete recording by Jason Thomas
1Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 6:25
2Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen 9:15
Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 (1816)
Die Freiin Dorothea Ertmann gewidmet
Complete recording by Daniel Goodman
1 Allegretto, ma non troppo 3:34
2 Vivace alla Marcia 5:52
3,4Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto - Allegro 11:35

1 Allegretto, ma non troppo 4:54Bertazzi, A.
Sonata No.29 in B flat major, Op. 106 (1817-18) "Hammerklavier"
Dem Erzherzog Rudolph gewidmet
Complete recording by Sarara Momokawa
1Allegro 10:45
2Assai vivace 2:39
3Adagio sostenuto 18:07
4Largo - Allegro - Allegro resoluto 12:12
Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109 (1820-22)
Fräulein Maximilliana Brentano gewidmet

1Piano Gathering in Boston, May 3, 2008. Including First movement of Sonata no.30, Op.109 (VIDEO)25:24Smullyan, R.
Stavreva, T.Tedeschi, S.
Sonata No.31 in A-flat major, Op.110 (1821)
No dedication
Complete recording by Julia Froschhammer
1Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo 5:52
2Allegro molto 2:03
3Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga 9:22

3Adagio ma non troppo - Arioso dolente 3:38Brest, D.
1Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo 6:23Gardels, C.
Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111 (1821-22)
No dedication
Complete recording by Francois de Larrard
1Maestoso; Allegro con brio ed appassionato 8:37
2Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile15:51