Wilhelm Kempff - Beethoven: The Complete Wartime Piano Sonata Recordings (2017)

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Title: Beethoven: The Complete Wartime Piano Sonata Recordings
Year Of Release: 2017
Label: APR
Genre: Classical Piano
Quality: flaclossless (tracks) +Booklet
Total Time: 00:58:56
Total Size: 1.18 gb
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Tracklist

CD1
01. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
02. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
03. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegretto
04. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo: 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. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
12. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione
13. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto
14. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto

CD2
01. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Molto allegro
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
05. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Molto allegro e con brio
06. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
07. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale: Prestissimo
08. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
09. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
10. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Finale: Presto
11. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
12. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
13. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto: Allegro
14. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo: Allegro

CD3
01. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave-Allegro di molto e con brio
02. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
03. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo: Allegro
04. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni
05. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo: Molto allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
07. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
08. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
09. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
10. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
11. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
12. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
13. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato

CD4
01. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": I. Andante
02. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": II. Allegro molto e vivace
03. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": III. Adagio con espressione
04. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia": IV. Allegro vivace
05. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
06. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
07. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
08. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
09. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La chasse": I. Allegro
10. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La chasse": II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
11. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La chasse": III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso
12. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "La chasse": IV. Presto con fuoco
13. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
14. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
15. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo

Wilhelm Kempff - Beethoven: The Complete Wartime Piano Sonata Recordings (2017)


This important set contains the sixteen Beethoven sonatas that Wilhelm Kempff recorded for Grammophon in Germany between 1940 and 1943. Several are reissued here for the first time since their original release on 78rpm discs and none are currently available elsewhere. The sound is excellent for the period and all reveal the young Kempff at his best, in performances that compliment his later thoughts. The release is the companion of two previous APR releases of early Kempff Beethoven recordings the late sonatas (APR6018) and piano concertos 1, 3, 4 & 5 (APR6019), both of which received excellent reviews and were amongst APRs best sellers.