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Ludwig van Beethoven: Samlede klaversonater
CD 1
1. Piano Sonata No.29 In B Flat Op.106 »Hammerklavier’ I. Allegro 11:06
2. Piano Sonata No.29 In B Flat Op.106 »Hammerklavier’ Ii. Scherzo: Assai Vivace 02:34
3. Piano Sonata No.29 In B Flat Op.106 »Hammerklavier’ Iii. Adagio Sostenuto 16:47
4. Piano Sonata No.29 In B Flat Op.106 »Hammerklavier’ Iv. Largo – Allegro Risoluto 12:31
5. Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor Op.111 I. Maestoso – Allegro Con Brio E Appassionato 08:28
6. Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor Op.111 Arietta: Adagio Molto, Semplice E Cantabile 15:47
CD 2
1. Piano Sonata No.28 In A Op.101 I. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo 03:18
2. Piano Sonata No.28 In A Op.101 Ii. Vivace Alla Marcia 06:12
3. Piano Sonata No.28 In A Op.101 Iii. Adagio Ma Non Troppo Con Affetto – Presto 09:57
4. Piano Sonata No.30 In E Op.109 I. Vivace Ma Non Troppo – Adagio Espressivo 03:20
5. Piano Sonata No.30 In E Op.109 Ii. Prestissimo 02:22
6. Piano Sonata No.30 In E Op.109 Iii. Tema Con Variazioni 11:33
7. Piano Sonata No.31 In A Flat Op.110 I. Moderato Cantabile, Molto Espressivo 05:31
8. Piano Sonata No.31 In A Flat Op.110 Ii. Allegro Molto – Iii. Adagio Ma Non Troppo – 05:56
9. Piano Sonata No.31 In A Flat Op.110 Fuga. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 06:31
10. Piano Sonata No.27 In E Minor Op.90 I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck 05:26
11. Piano Sonata No.27 In E Minor Op.90 Ii. Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vorzutragen 07:38
CD 3
1. Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor Op.57 »Appassionata’ I. Allegro Assai 09:41
2. Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor Op.57 »Appassionata’ Ii. Andante Con Moto 06:15
3. Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor Op.57 »Appassionata’ Iii. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 08:08
4. Piano Sonata No.22 In F Op.54 I. In Tempo D’un Menuetto 05:47
5. Piano Sonata No.22 In F Op.54 Ii. Allegretto 06:15
6. Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat Op.81a »Les Adieux’ I. Les Adieux: Adagio – Allegro 06:14
7. Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat Op.81a »Les Adieux’ Ii. L’absence: Andante Espressivo 03:09
8. Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat Op.81a »Les Adieux’ Iii. Le Retour: Vivacissimamente 05:37
9. Piano Sonata No.16 In G Op.31 No.1 I. Allegro Vivace 06:26
10. Piano Sonata No.16 In G Op.31 No.1 Ii. Adagio Grazioso 09:53
11. Piano Sonata No.16 In G Op.31 No.1 Iii. Rondo: Allegretto 06:20
CD 4
1. Piano Sonata No.17 In D Minor Op.31 No.2 »Tempest’ I. Largo – Allegro – Adagio 07:47
2. Piano Sonata No.17 In D Minor Op.31 No.2 »Tempest’ Ii. Adagio 07:45
3. Piano Sonata No.17 In D Minor Op.31 No.2 »Tempest’ Iii. Allegretto 05:53
4. Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat Op.31 No.3 I. Allegro 08:07
5. Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat Op.31 No.3 Ii. Scherzo: Allegretto Vivace 04:52
6. Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat Op.31 No.3 Iii. Menuetto: Moderato E Grazioso 03:36
7. Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat Op.31 No.3 Iv. Presto Con Fuoco 04:57
8. Piano Sonata No.21 In C Op.53 »Waldstein’ I. Allegro Con Brio 11:10
9. Piano Sonata No.21 In C Op.53 »Waldstein’ Ii. Introduzione: Adagio Molto 03:43
10. Piano Sonata No.21 In C Op.53 »Waldstein’ Iii. Rondo: Allegretto Moderato – Prestissimo 09:50
11. Piano Sonata No.19 In G Minor Op.49 No.1 I. Andante 03:57
12. Piano Sonata No.19 In G Minor Op.49 No.1 Ii. Rondo: Allegro 03:39
CD 5
1. Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor Op.2 No.1 I. Allegro 04:06
2. Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor Op.2 No.1 Ii. Adagio 04:13
3. Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor Op.2 No.1 Iii. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio 03:28
4. Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor Op.2 No.1 Iv. Prestissimo 05:21
5. Piano Sonata No.25 In G Op.79 I. Presto Alla Tedesca 04:59
6. Piano Sonata No.25 In G Op.79 Ii. Andante 02:29
7. Piano Sonata No.25 In G Op.79 Iii. Vivace 02:01
8. Piano Sonata No.5 In C Minor Op.10 No.1 I. Allegro Molto E Con Brio 06:08
9. Piano Sonata No.5 In C Minor Op.10 No.1 Ii. Adagio Molto 08:37
10. Piano Sonata No.5 In C Minor Op.10 No.1 Iii. Finale: Prestissimo 04:08
11. Piano Sonata No.6 In F Op.10 No.2 I. Allegro 05:21
12. Piano Sonata No.6 In F Op.10 No.2 Ii. Allegretto 04:21
13. Piano Sonata No.6 In F Op.10 No.2 Iii. Presto 04:16
14. Piano Sonata No.9 In E Op.14 No.1 I. Allegro 07:01
15. Piano Sonata No.9 In E Op.14 No.1 Ii. Allegretto 03:33
16. Piano Sonata No.9 In E Op.14 No.1 Iii. Rondo: Allegro Comodo 03:14
CD 6
1. Piano Sonata No.10 In G Op.14 No.2 I. Allegro 07:08
2. Piano Sonata No.10 In G Op.14 No.2 Ii. Andante 03:40
3. Piano Sonata No.10 In G Op.14 No.2 Iii. Scherzo: Allegro Assai 03:47
4. Piano Sonata No.13 In E Flat Op.27 No.1 I. Andante – Allegro – Andante 04:26
5. Piano Sonata No.13 In E Flat Op.27 No.1 Ii. Allegro Molto E Vivace 02:00
6. Piano Sonata No.13 In E Flat Op.27 No.1 Iii. Adagio Con Espressione 03:12
7. Piano Sonata No.13 In E Flat Op.27 No.1 Iv. Finale: Allegro Vivace 06:06
8. Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor Op.27 No.2 »Moonlight’ I. Adagio Sostenuto 06:01
9. Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor Op.27 No.2 »Moonlight’ Ii. Allegretto 02:18
10. Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor Op.27 No.2 »Moonlight’ Iii. Presto Agitato 07:47
11. Piano Sonata No.15 In D Op.28 »Pastoral’ I. Allegro 09:55
12. Piano Sonata No.15 In D Op.28 »Pastoral’ Ii. Andante 07:30
13. Piano Sonata No.15 In D Op.28 »Pastoral’ Iii. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace – Trio - Iv Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 07:26
CD 7
1. Piano Sonata No.7 In D Op.10 No.3 I. Presto 06:51
2. Piano Sonata No.7 In D Op.10 No.3 Ii. Largo E Mesto 10:10
3. Piano Sonata No.7 In D Op.10 No.3 Iii. Menuetto: Allegro 02:52
4. Piano Sonata No.7 In D Op.10 No.3 Iv. Rondo: Allegro 03:40
5. Piano Sonata No.2 In A Op.2 No.2 I. Allegro Vivace 07:06
6. Piano Sonata No.2 In A Op.2 No.2 Ii. Largo Appassionato 06:34
7. Piano Sonata No.2 In A Op.2 No.2 Iii. Scherzo: Allegretto – Trio 03:29
8. Piano Sonata No.2 In A Op.2 No.2 Iv. Rondo: Grazioso 06:35
9. Piano Sonata No.3 In C Op.2 No.3 I. Allegro Con Brio 10:28
10. Piano Sonata No.3 In C Op.2 No.3 Ii. Adagio 07:52
11. Piano Sonata No.3 In C Op.2 No.3 Iii. Scherzo: Allegro – Trio 03:20
12. Piano Sonata No.3 In C Op.2 No.3 Iv. Allegro Assai 05:31
CD 8
1. Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor Op.13 »Pathétique’ I. Grave – Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio 09:08
2. Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor Op.13 »Pathétique’ Ii. Adagio Cantabile 05:44
3. Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor Op.13 »Pathétique’ Iii. Rondo: Allegro 04:16
4. Piano Sonata No.11 In B Flat Op.22 I. Allegro Con Brio 07:53
5. Piano Sonata No.11 In B Flat Op.22 Ii. Adagio Con Molto Espressione 06:38
6. Piano Sonata No.11 In B Flat Op.22 Iii. Menuetto 03:37
7. Piano Sonata No.11 In B Flat Op.22 Iv. Rondo: Allegretto 06:29
8. Piano Sonata No.12 In A Flat Op.26 »Funeral March’ I. Andante Con Variazioni 07:53
9. Piano Sonata No.12 In A Flat Op.26 »Funeral March’ Ii. Scherzo: Allegro Molto – Trio 02:57
10. Piano Sonata No.12 In A Flat Op.26 »Funeral March’ Iii. Maestoso Andante »Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D’une Eroe’ 05:40
11. Piano Sonata No.12 In A Flat Op.26 »Funeral March’ Iv. Allegro 03:04
12. Piano Sonata No.24 In F Sharp Op.78 I. Adagio Cantabile – Allegro Ma Non Troppo 07:02
13. Piano Sonata No.24 In F Sharp Op.78 Ii. Allegro Vivace 02:44
CD 9
1. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat Op.7 I. Allegro Molto E Con Brio 08:11
2. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat Op.7 Ii. Largo Con Gran Espressione 08:20
3. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat Op.7 Iii. Allegro 05:06
4. Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat Op.7 Iv. Rondo: Poco Allegretto E Grazioso 07:11
5. Piano Sonata No.20 In G Op.49 No.2 I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 04:31
6. Piano Sonata No.20 In G Op.49 No.2 Ii. Tempo Di Menuetto 03:32
Alfred Brendel - klaver
For many collectors in the 1960s, the budget priced Vox Turnabout LPs of the Beethoven Sonatas and Concertos were a revelation, and introduced an amazing young talent to the public.
Alfred Brendel was born in 1931 in Wiesenberg, and won the Concorso Busoni in 1949. He studied with Edwin Fischer, Paul Baumgartner and Edward Steuermann. The Vox Beethoven recordings won the Grand Prix du Disque in 1965, and were praised by critics world-wide.
These early recordings illustrate clearly all the characteristics that would become a hallmark of Brendel's playing. A refusal to fall back on 'flashy' bravura, and the intellectual rigour he brings to the Beethoven sonatas marked him out even in these early recordings as one of the very great pianists of the 20th century. Brendel retired from the musical scene in 2009 at the height of his powers, leaving a recorded legacy without parallel in the music of Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert.
Other information
- 'They are lively, direct, forceful and stylish; and nowhere do they find Brendel wanting in brilliance or facility. He certainly sounds as if he enjoys playing the piano.' Gramophone June 1964
- 'This is a strikingly polished performance of the "Hammerklavier" Sonata' Gramophone April 1962
- 'Principally it is the earlier sonatas which are included here, and these benefit very much from Brendel's strong attack. But the slow movements, too, seem more fully satisfying now than they did in the last box: those of the C major and E flat Sonatas, particularly, take their rightful place as forerunners of Beethoven's adagio style to come. Again Brendel is generous with repeats' Gramophone March 1965
- The sonatas in this present box are most beautifully played. Particularly, perhaps, the quicker and more forthright movements; here there is a splendid rhythmic firmness, helped along by strong accents and by an effective habit of spreading an occasional chord for extra stress (this must have been clone in Beethoven's time, you would think, with harpsichord techniques still in the air). The rhythmic control is especially rewarding in contrapuntal sections of the music, where Brendel's left hand projects the whole music firmly forward' Gramophone February 1965
- "This was the set that first put Brendel on the road to international recognition. Listening to it, you can tell why that is." MusicWeb, January 2011
- Comprehensive booklet essay
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