Maurizio Pollini - Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas
8 CDs, Capbox. Maurizio Pollini's Beethoven Sonatas cycle has reached completion after nearly 40 years. The Beethoven cycle began in June 1975 with opp. 109 and 110, and reached completion with the final CD, of the three sonatas op. 31 and the two of op. 49. This latter recording will appear as a single CD simultaneously with the box set. This is the first Beethoven cycle on DG since those of Barenboim and Giles in the 1980s.
Tracklisting:
CD 1 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1; Piano Sonata No.2 In A, Op.2 No.2; Piano Sonata No.3 In C, Op.2 No.3
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.1 In F Minor, Op.2 No.1
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
4. Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.2 In A, Op.2 No.2
5. Allegro vivace
6. Largo appassionato
7. Scherzo (Allegretto)
8. Rondo (Grazioso)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.3 In C, Op.2 No.3
9. Allegro con brio
10. Adagio
11. Scherzo (Allegro)
12. Allegro assai
CD 2 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat, Op.7; Piano Sonata No.9 In E, Op.14 No.1; Piano Sonata No.10 In G, Op.14 No.2; Piano Sonata No.11 In B Flat, Op.22
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.4 In E Flat, Op.7
1. Allegro molto e con brio
2. Largo, con gran espressione
3. Allegro
4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.9 In E, Op.14 No.1
5. Allegro
6. Allegretto
7. Rondo (Allegro comodo)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.10 In G, Op.14 No.2
8. Allegro
9. Andante
10. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.11 In B Flat, Op.22
11. Allegro con brio
12. Adagio con molto espressione
13. Menuetto
14. Rondo (Allegretto)
CD 3 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.5 In C Minor, Op.10 No.1; Piano Sonata No.6 In F, Op.10 No.2; Piano Sonata No.7 In D, Op.10 No.3; Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor, Op.13 -"Pathétique"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.5 In C Minor, Op.10 No.1
1. Allegro molto e con brio
2. Adagio molto
3. Finale (Prestissimo) Maurizio Pollini
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.6 In F, Op.10 No.2
4. Allegro
5. Allegretto
6. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.7 In D, Op.10 No.3
7. Presto
8. Largo e mesto
9. Menuetto (Allegro)
10. Rondo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor, Op.13 -"Pathétique"
11. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
12. Adagio cantabile
13. Rondo (Allegro)
CD 4 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.12 In A Flat, Op.26; Piano Sonata No.13 In E Flat, Op.27 No.1; Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 -"Moonlight"; Piano Sonata No.15 In D, Op.28 -"Pastorale"
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.12 In A Flat, Op.26
1. Andante con variazioni
2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
4. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.13 In E Flat, Op.27 No.1
5. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I
6. Allegro molto e vivace
7. Adagio con espressione
8. Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 -"Moonlight"
9. Adagio sostenuto
10. Allegretto
11. Presto agitato
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.15 In D, Op.28 -"Pastorale"
12. Allegro
13. Andante
14. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
15. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
CD 5 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.16 In G Major, Op. No.1; Piano Sonata No.17 In D Minor, Op.31 No.2; Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat Major, Op.31 No.3; Piano Sonata No.19 In G Minor, Op.49 No.1; Piano Sonata No.20 In G, Op.49 No.2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.16 In G, Op.31 No.1
1. Allegro vivace
2. Adagio grazioso
3. Rondo (Allegretto)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.17 In D Minor, Op.31 No.2 -"Tempest"
4. Largo - Allegro
5. Adagio
6. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.18 In E Flat, Op.31 No.3 -"The Hunt"
7. Allegro
8. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)
9. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
10. Presto con fuoco
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.19 In G Minor, Op.49 No.1
11. Andante
12. Rondo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.20 In G, Op.49 No.2
13. Allegro ma non troppo
14. Tempo di Menuetto
CD 6 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21 In C, Op.53; Piano Sonata No.22 In F, Op.54; Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor, Op. 57; Piano Sonata No.24 In F Sharp, Op.78; Piano Sonata No.25 In G, Op.79
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.21 In C, Op.53 -"Waldstein"
1. Allegro con brio
2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.22 In F, Op.54
4. In Tempo d'un Menuetto
5. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor, Op.57 -"Appassionata"
6. Allegro assai
7. Andante con moto
8. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.24 In F Sharp, Op.78 "For Therese"
9. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
10. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.25 In G, Op.79
11. Presto alla tedesca
12. Andante
13. Vivace
CD 7 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat, Op.81a; Piano Sonata No.27 In E Minor, Op.90; Piano Sonata No.29 In B Flat, Op.106
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.26 In E Flat, Op.81a -"Les adieux"
1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)
3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.27 In E Minor, Op.90
4. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
5. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.29 In B Flat, Op.106 -"Hammerklavier"
6. Allegro
7. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo - Tempo I)
8. Adagio sostenuto
9. Largo - Allegro risoluto
CD 8 – Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.28 In A, Op.101; Piano Sonata No.30 In E, Op.109; Piano Sonata No.31 In A Flat, Op.110; Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor, Op.111
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.28 In A, Op.101
1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)
4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.30 In E, Op.109
5. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I
6. Prestissimo
7. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.31 In A Flat, Op.110
8. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
9. Allegro molto
10. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.32 In C Minor, Op.111
11. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
12. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
Boxset Dimensions: 5.6"x4.9"x0.4"