Gerhard Oppitz - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 (2009)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegro
02. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Adagio
03. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Menuetto: Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: IV. Prestissimo
05. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
06. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
07. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegretto
08. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Rondo: Grazioso
09. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio
11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo: Allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai

CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
03. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale: Prestissimo
04. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
06. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto
07. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
08. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
09. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto e Trio: Allegro
10. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo: Allegro
11. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 Pathétique: I. Grave-Allegro molto e con brio
12. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 Pathétique: II. Adagio cantabile
13. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 Pathétique: III. Rondo: Allegro

CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione
03. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
05. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro comodo
08. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo; Allegro assai
11. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante
12. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro
13. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
14. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto

CD4
01. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni
02. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: II. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto
03. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
04. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: IV. Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Andante-Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace
07. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione
08. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace-Presto
09. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight: I. Adagio sostenuto
10. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight: II. Allegretto
11. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight: III. Presto agitato
12. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 Pastoral: I. Allegro
13. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 Pastoral: II. Andante
14. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 Pastoral: III. Scherzo and Trio: Allegro vivace
15. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 Pastoral: IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

CD5
01. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
02. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
03. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 Tempest: I. Largo-Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 Tempest: II. Adagio
06. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 Tempest: III. Allegretto
07. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 La chasse: I. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 La chasse: II. Scherzo: Allegretto
09. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 La chasse: III. Menuet and Trio: Moderato e grazioso
10. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 La chasse: IV. Presto con fuoco

CD6
01. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione
03. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Menuetto
04. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto
05. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein: I. Allegro con brio
06. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein: II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
07. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein: III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato-Prestissimo
08. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: I. Allegro assai
09. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: II. Andante con moto
10. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: III. Allegro ma non troppo
11. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 Appassionata: III. Presto

CD7
01. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. In tempo d'un menuetto
02. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto
03. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile-Allegro ma non troppo
04. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier: I. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier: II. Scherzo: Assai vivace
07. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier: III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
08. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier: IV. Largo-Allegro risoluto

CD8
01. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
02. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante
03. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
04. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio-Allegro
05. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: II. Abwesenhelt: Andante espressivo
06. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: III. Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente
07. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
08. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
09. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto ma non troppo con intimissimo sentimento
10. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Vivace alla Marcia
11. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
12. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Allegro

CD9
01. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo-Adagio espressivo
02. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
03. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
04. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
05. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
06. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
07. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IV. Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo
08. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso-Allegro con brio ed appassionato
09. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile



The critically acclaimed recording by Gerhard Oppitz of the 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas (previously only available separately) is now available as a boxed set. Piano News wrote: "Oppitz approaches the opening of the ”Waldstein” Sonata at exactly the correct speed and with the correct colouring: precise but not detached, passionate but always transparent...”

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