Ronald Brautigam - Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas (2014) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Ronald Brautigam
Title: Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [88.2 & 44.1kHz/24bit] / FLAC (image + .cue, log, booklet)
Total Time: 10:54:21
Total Size: 6.87 / 2.39 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [88.2 & 44.1kHz/24bit] / FLAC (image + .cue, log, booklet)
Total Time: 10:54:21
Total Size: 6.87 / 2.39 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Disc 1
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1
1. 1. Allegro
2. 2. Adagio
3. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. 4. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2
5. 1. Allegro Vivace
6. 2. Largo Appassionato
7. 3. Scherzo: Allegretto
8. 4. Rondo: Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
9. 1. Allegro Con Brio
10. 2. Adagio
11. 3. Scherzo: Allegro
12. 4. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
13. 1. Andante
14. 2. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
15. 1. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
16. 2. Tempo Di Menuetto
Disc 2
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7
1. 1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
2. 2. Largo, Con Gran Espressione
3. 3. Allegro
4. 4. Rondo: Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
5. 1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
6. 2. Adagio Molto
7. 3. Finale: Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
8. 1. Allegro
9. 2. Allegretto
10. 3. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3
11. 1. Presto
12. 2. Largo E Mesto
13. 3. Menuetto: Allegro
14. 4. Rondo: Allegro
Disc 3
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathetique'
1. 1. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
2. 2. Adagio Cantabile
3. 3. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
4. 1. Allegro
5. 2. Allegretto
6. 3. Rondo: Allegro Commodo
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2
7. 1. Allegro
8. 2. Andante
9. 3. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22
10. 1. Allegro Con Brio
11. 2. Adagio Con Molto Espressione
12. 3. Minuetto
13. 4. Rondo: Allegretto
Disc 4
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26
1. 1. Andante Con Vraiazioni
2. 2. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
3. 3. Marcia Funebre Silla Morte D'un Eroe
4. 4. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1
5. 1. Andante - Allegro (Attacca)
6. 2. Allegro Molto E Vivace (Attacca)
7. 3. Adagio Con Espressione (Attacca)
8. 4. Allegro Vivace - Presto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight'
9. 1. Adagio Sostenuto (Attacca)
10. 2. Allegretto
11. 3. Presto Agitato
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, 'Pastoral'
12. 1. Allegro
13. 2. Andante
14. 3. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
15. 4. Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Disc 5
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
1. 1. Allegro Vivace
2. 2. Adagio Grazioso
3. 3. Rondo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"
4. 1. Largo - Allegro
5. 2. Adagio
6. 3. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, 'La Chasse'
7. 1. Allegro
8. 2. Scherzo: Allegretto Vivace
9. 3. Menuetto: Moderato E Grazioso
10. 4. Presto Con Fuoco
Disc 6
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
1. 1. Allegro Con Brio
2. 2. Introduzione: Adagio Molto (Attacca Subito Il Rondo)
3. 3. Rondo: Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
4. 1. In Tempo D'in Menuetto
5. 2. Allegretto - Piu Allegro
Cantata III- Dir vorrei
6. 1. Allegro Assai
7. 2. Andante Con Moto (Attacca L'allegro)
8. 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
9. 1. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
10. 2. Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
11. 1. Presto Alla Tedesca
12. 2. Andante
13. 3. Vivace
Disc 7
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
1. 1. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro
2. 2. Abwesenheit: Andante Espressivo (In Gehender Bewegung, Doch Mit Viel Ausdruck)
3. 3. Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente (Im Lebhaftesten Zeitmabe)
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90
4. 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck
5. 2. Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbahr Vorgetragen
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, 'Hammerklavier'
6. 1. Allegro
7. 2. Scherzo: Assai Vivace
8. 3. Adagio Sostenuto - Appassionato E Con Molto Sentimento
9. 4. Largo - Allegro Risoluto - Fuga A Tre Voci, Con Alcune Licenze
Disc 8
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
1. 1. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto, Ma Non Troppo)
2. 2. Lebhaft, Marschmassig (Vivace Alla Marcia)
3. 3. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio, Ma Non Troppo, Con Affetto)
4. 4. Geschwinde, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr, Und Mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
5. 1. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo
6. 2. Prestissimo
7. 3. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung (Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo)
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
8. 1. Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo
9. 2. Allegro Molto
10. 3. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Fuga: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
11. 1. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato
12. 2. Arietto: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile
Disc 9
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, WoO 47 No. 1
1. 1. Allegro Cantabile
Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, WoO 47 No. 1 "Kurfurstensonaten"
2. 2. Andante
3. 3. Rondo Vivace
Piano Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47 No. 2 "Kurfurstensonaten"
4. 1. Larghetto Maestoso - Allegro Assai
5. 2. Andante
6. 3. Presto
Piano Sonata in D Major, WoO 47 No. 3 "Kurfurstensonaten"
7. 1. Allegro
8. 2. Menuetto Sostenuto - 6 Variationen
9. 3. Scherzando: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Piano Sonata in F major, WoO 50
10. 1. (Ohne Satzbezeichnung)
11. 2. Allegretto
Piano Sonatina in G Major, Anh. 5 No. 1
12. 1. Moderato
13. 2. Romanze
Piano Sonatina in F Major, Anh. 5 No. 2
14. 1. Allegro Assai
15. 2. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata in C major, WoO 51
16. 1. Allegro
17. 2. Adagio
Notes: 24/88.2 (Vol. 1-3), 24/44.1 (Vol. 4-9)
The 32 Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven are often referred to as the 'New Testament' of the keyboard literature, following on the 'Old Testament' of J.S. Bach's 48 preludes and fugues in the Well-Tempered Clavier. Composed over a period of almost three decades, from 1795 to 1822, the sonatas constitute a fascinating panorama of an artistic career which underwent numerous changes not to say upheavals but nevertheless remained remarkably consistent. Ever since the first recording of the entire cycle, by Artur Schnabel in the 1930s, a number of the world's leading pianists have given us their performances of this monumental collection on disc. One of the latest cycles is that of Ronald Brautigam, released on single discs between 2004 and 2010. Performed on the fortepiano, as part of a series of Beethoven's complete solo keyboard works, Brautigam's recordings have been described as 'riveting', 'compelling' and 'revolutionary'. The eight discs with the 32 sonatas are now being released as a boxed set, along with a ninth disc containing the early, unnumbered sonatas. Contributing factors to the 'refreshing directness' that reviewers have experienced in these performances are the widely praised recorded sound and the carefully selected instruments, built by Paul McNulty after originals from 1788-1819 by the foremost Viennese makers of fortepianos. For this boxed set, the original SACD format has been retained along with the possibility of listening to the performances in surround thus offering the opportunity of sharing the experience of one reviewer: 'One has almost the impression of being a contemporary of Beethoven's: one of the first, infinitely startled not to say shocked witnesses to this music' (Suddeutsche Zeitung).