Peter Takacs - Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas (2011)

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Artist: Peter Takacs
Title: Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Cambria
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 11:28:19
Total Size: 2.42 GB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Allegro (05:44)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: II. Adagio (04:32)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Menuetto: Allegretto (03:06)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: IV. Prestissimo (04:56)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: I. Allegro vivace (10:34)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo appassionato (05:38)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegretto - Trio (03:13)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo: Grazioso (06:39)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro con brio (10:07)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Adagio (06:54)
11. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio (03:22)
12. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: IV. Allegro assai (05:39)

Disc 2
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Molto allegro (08:00)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione (07:23)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro (04:50)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto (07:08)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: I. Andante (03:32)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: II. Rondo: Allegro (03:28)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo (04:41)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto (03:24)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio (07:35)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione (07:24)
11. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto (03:09)
12. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo: Allegretto (06:26)

Disc 3
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: I. Molto allegro e con brio (05:42)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: II. Adagio molto (07:52)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: III. Finale: Prestissimo (04:32)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: I. Allegro (09:35)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: II. Allegretto (04:00)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: III. Finale: Presto (04:17)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: I. Presto (07:24)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: II. Largo e mesto (08:58)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: III. Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto: Allegro (02:40)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: IV. Rondo: Allegro (04:09)

Disc 4
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (08:44)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile (04:50)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": III. Rondo: Allegro (04:39)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: I. Allegro (06:07)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: II. Allegretto (03:08)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegro comodo (03:25)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: I. Allegro (06:54)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: II. Andante (04:36)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: III. Scherzo: Allegro assai (03:45)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni (07:12)
11. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: II. Scherzo: Molto allegro (02:56)
12. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe (06:32)
13. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: IV. Allegro (02:56)

Disc 5
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: I. Andante (04:54)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace (02:11)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: III. Adagio con espressione (02:42)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace (05:38)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (05:15)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": II. Allegretto (02:07)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato (07:55)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": I. Allegro (09:35)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": II. Andante (07:18)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace (02:30)
11. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo (05:23)

Disc 6
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: I. Allegro vivace (06:46)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso (09:27)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: III. Rondo: Allegretto (06:35)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro (08:19)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest": II. Adagio (07:54)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest": III. Allegretto (06:27)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, "La chasse": I. Allegro (08:32)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, "La chasse": II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace (05:22)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, "La chasse": III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso - Trio (04:16)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, "La chasse": IV. Presto con fuoco (04:47)

Disc 7
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio (10:45)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": II. Introduzione: Adagio molto (04:10)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo - (10:02)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. In tempo d'un minuetto (05:44)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto - Piu allegro (05:58)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai (09:32)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (05:41)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto (08:29)

Disc 8
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo (06:42)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace (02:54)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca (04:48)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante (02:05)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace (02:06)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Les adieux": I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro (06:54)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Les adieux": II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo (03:45)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Les adieux": III. Das Wiedersehn: Vivacissimamente (06:13)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (05:31)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (07:08)

Disc 9
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (04:06)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmassig (06:24)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (11:39)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro (11:30)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I (02:56)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento (16:43)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo -- Un poco piu vivace – Tempo I – Allegro – Tempo I – Prestissimo – Allegro risoluto: Fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze (12:20)

Disc 10
1. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo (03:45)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo (02:32)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (12:42)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (06:23)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (02:09)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo – Recitativo: Piu adagio – Andante – Adagio – Meno adagio – Adagio – Adagio ma non troppo: Arioso dolente (10:06)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso, Allego con brio e appassionato (09:20)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile (17:48)

Disc 11
1. Peter Takács – Andante in F Major, WoO 57, "Andante favori" (08:13)
2. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in C Major, WoO 51: I. Allegro (04:39)
3. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in C Major, WoO 51: II. Adagio (02:10)
4. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in F Major, WoO 50: I. — (01:07)
5. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in F Major, WoO 50: II. Allegretto (00:35)
6. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, WoO 47, No. 1, "Kurfurstensonaten": I. Allegro cantabile (04:43)
7. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, WoO 47, No. 1, "Kurfurstensonaten": II. Andante (02:27)
8. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, WoO 47, No. 1, "Kurfurstensonaten": III. Rondo vivace (02:51)
9. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47, No. 2, "Kurfurstensonaten": I. Larghetto maestoso - Allegro assai (04:17)
10. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47, No. 2, "Kurfurstensonaten": II. Andante (05:47)
11. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47, No. 2, "Kurfurstensonaten": III. Presto (03:30)
12. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in D Major, WoO 47, No. 3, "Kurfurstensonaten": I. Allegro (05:07)
13. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in D Major, WoO 47, No. 3, "Kurfurstensonaten": II. Menuetto. Sostenuto (Con 6 variazioni) (07:57)
14. Peter Takács – Piano Sonata in D Major, WoO 47, No. 3, "Kurfurstensonaten": III. Scherzando: Allegretto, ma non troppo (03:15)
15. Janice Weber & Peter Takács – Sonata in D Major for Piano 4 Hands, Op. 6: I. Allegro molto (02:52)
16. Janice Weber & Peter Takács – Sonata in D Major for Piano 4 Hands, Op. 6: II. Rondo: Moderato (02:56)

An ambition to record the piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven is common among great pianists, but Peter Takács' imposing box set is complete beyond ordinary expectations. Not only did he record all 32 piano sonatas with opus numbers, but he also included the less familiar Sonatina in F major, WoO 50, the Sonata in C major, WoO 51, the Three "Elector" Sonatas, the Sonata in D major for piano four hands (with Janice Weber on the secondo part), and the charming Andante in F major, known as the Andante favori. In addition to the 11 hybrid multichannel SACDs that come in a sturdy album of illustrated cardboard sleeves, there is also a hardcover book of "Notes" that contains thorough information about the sonatas along with many fascinating illustrations, and a comprehensive "Beethoven Timeline" included in a pocket inside the back cover. This might seem like over-packaging, and a bit more than anyone might really need, but when one considers the excellence of Takács performances, which are among the finest ever released, then all of the extras housed in this heavy box seem more like a tribute to the pianist's monumental achievement. There is little to quibble about, except perhaps the minor points of interpretation or technique, which aficianados can always find between performances, but Takács is such an esteemed artist and his readings are so elevated and polished, the discussion should focus instead on degrees of excellence. Takács' playing is clean, his expression subtle, his rhythms supple, his power unrivaled; furthermore, his understanding of Beethoven's methods and expressions is so profound that this set warrants the highest honors. Add to this Cambria's extraordinarily realistic DSD reproduction that captures every nuance of Takács' touch and the full range of the piano's timbres, and this lavish set can be understood to suit its musical subject matter most handsomely. Recommended as one of the finest Beethoven sonata cycles of any year.

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