The Piano Sonatas

Tracklist

Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1	(20:30)
1-1	I. Allegro	5:28
1-2	II. Adagio	4:20
1-3	III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegretto	3:22
1-4	IV. Prestissimo	7:15
Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2	(23:22)
1-5	I. Allegro Vivace	6:48
1-6	II. Largo Appassionato	7:29
1-7	III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegretto	2:58
1-8	IV. Rondo: Grazioso	6:01
Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3	(27:03)
1-9	I. Allegro Con Brio	10:00
1-10	II. Adagio	8:31
1-11	III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro	3:13
1-12	IV. Allegro Assai	5:09
Sonata No. 4 In E-flat Major, Op. 7	(28:41)
2-1	I. Allegro Molto E Con Brio	8:41
2-2	II. Largo, Con Gran Espressione	8:28
2-3	III. Allegro	4:58
2-4	IV. Rondo: Poco Allegretto E Grazioso	8:25
Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1	(18:04)
2-5	I. Molto Allegro E Con Brio	5:47
2-6	II. Adagio Molto	7:44
2-7	III. Finale: Prestissimo	4:26
Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2	(12:57)
2-8	I. Allegro	6:11
2-9	II. Allegretto	4:15
2-10	III. Presto	2:26
Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3	(23:15)
3-1	I. Presto	6:51
3-2	II. Largo E Mesto	9:49
3-3	III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegro	2:45
3-4	IV. Rondo: Allegro	3:42
Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"	(18:23)
3-5	I. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio	8:29
3-6	II. Adagio Cantabile	4:58
3-7	III. Rondo: Allegro	4:46
Sonata No. 9 In E-flat Major, Op. 14, No. 1	(11:35)
3-8	I. Allegro	5:27
3-9	II. Allegretto	3:09
3-10	III. Rondo: Allegro Commodo	2:53
Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2	(15:10)
3-11	I. Allegro	6:35
3-12	II. Andante	5:01
3-13	III. Scherzo: Allegro Assai	3:26
Sonata No. 11 In B-flat Major, Op. 22	(24:39)
4-1	I. Allegro Con Brio	6:56
4-2	II. Adagio Con Molto Espressione	8:33
4-3	III. Menuetto	3:13
4-4	IV. Rondo: Allegretto	5:48
Sonata No. 12 In A-flat Major, Op. 26	(18:32)
4-5	I. Andante Con Variazioni	7:12
4-6	II. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro Molto	2:27
4-7	III. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe	6:08
4-8	IV. Allegro	2:37
Sonata No. 13 In E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1	(15:55)
4-9	I. Andante - Allegro -	5:33
4-10	II. Allegro Molto E Vivace -	1:59
4-11	III. Adagio Con Espressione -	3:05
4-12	IV. Allegro Vivace - Presto	5:17
Sonata No. 14 In C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight"	(15:56)
5-1	I. Adagio Sostenuto	6:09
5-2	II. Allegretto & Trio	2:10
5-3	II. Presto Agitato	7:34
Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28	(26:19)
5-4	I. Allegro	10:33
5-5	II. Andante	8:02
5-6	III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro Vivace	2:23
5-7	IV. Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo	5:10
Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 13, No. 1	(22:20)
5-8	I. Allegro Vivace	6:20
5-9	II. Adagio Grazioso	9:21
5-10	III. Rondo: Allegretto	6:32
Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2	(23:40)
6-1	I. Largo - Allegro	8:29
6-2	II. Adagio	8:06
6-3	III. Allegretto	6:58
Sonata No. 18 In E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3	(22:12)
6-4	I. Allegro	8:32
6-5	II. Scherzo: Allegretto Vivace	5:05
6-6	III. Menuetto & Trio: Moderato E Grazioso	3:54
6-7	IV. Presto Con Fuoco	4:34
Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1	(7:25)
6-8	I. Andante	4:08
6-9	II. Rondo: Allegro	3:13
Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49, No. 2	(7:50)
6-10	I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo	4:34
6-11	II. Tempo Di Menuetto	3:13
Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"	(25:23)
7-1	I. Allegro Con Brio	11:19
7-2	II. Introduzione: Molto Adagio -	4:33
7-3	III. Rondo: Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo	9:29
Sonata No. 22 In F Minor, Op. 54	(11:05)
7-4	I. In Tempo D'un Menuetto	5:46
7-5	II. Allegretto	5:14
Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"	(23:42)
7-6	I. Allegro Assai	9:33
7-7	II. Andante Con Moto	6:33
7-8	III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo	7:29
Sonata No. 24 In F-sharp Major, Op. 78	(9:56)
7-9	I. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Ma Non Troppo	7:12
7-10	II. Allegro Vivace	2:41
Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79	(9:47)
8-1	I. Presto Alla Tedesca	4:36
8-2	II. Andante	3:11
8-3	III. Vivace	1:49
Sonata No. 26 In E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"	(17:31)
8-4	I. Adagio - Allegro	7:26
8-5	II. Andante Espressivo	3:58
8-6	III. Vivacissimamente	6:04
Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90	(13:34)
8-7	I. Mit Labhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck	5:46
8-8	II. Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vorzutragen	7:47
Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101	(20:50)
8-9	I. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung	4:25
8-10	II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig	5:59
8-11	III. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll - Geschwind, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr, Und Mit Entschlossenheit	10:22
9-1	Andante Favori In F Major, WoO 57	9:05
Sonata No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 105 "Hammerklavier"	(44:51)
9-2	I. Allegro	10:56
9-3	II. Scherzo: Assai Vivace	2:44
9-4	III. Adagio Sostenuto, Appassionato E Con Molto Sentimento	19:20
9-5	IV. Largo - Allegro Risoluto	11:37
Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109	(20:25)
10-1	I. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Espressivo	4:15
10-2	II. Prestissimo	2:30
10-3	III. Andante, Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo	13:40
Sonata No. 31 In A-flat Major, Op. 110	(20:18)
10-4	I. Moderato Cantabile, Molto Espressivo	6:40
10-5	II. Allegro Molto	2:09
10-6	III. Adagio, Ma Non Troppo -	4:01
10-7	Fuga: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo	7:28
Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111	(27:26)
10-8	I. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato	10:02
10-9	II. Arietta: Adagio Molto, Semplice E Cantabile	17:24

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
• Liner Notes – Philip Radcliffe
• Photography By – Deborah Feingold
• Piano – Vladimir Ashkenazy

Notes

ADRM = ANALOGUE TO DIGITAL REMASTER

Spars Code for CD 9: DDD. The others are ADD.

℗ 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 The Decca Record Company Limited, London

© 1989 The Decca Record Company Limited, London

Recorded in London:
1971 (Sonata 32), 1972 (Sonata 31)
1973 (Sonatas 21, 26), 1974 (Sonatas 3, 30)
1976 (Sonatas 2, 5, 6, 15, 17, 28)
1977 (Sonatas 14, 16, 18)
1978 (Sonatas 11, 12, 13, 22, 23, 27)
1979 (Sonatas 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 24, 25)
1980 (Sonatas 8, 19, 20, 29), 1981 (Andante favori)

Playing Time: CD 1: 71:14; CD 2: 59:59; CD 3: 68:52; CD 4: 59:26; CD 5: 64:54; CD 6: 61:35; CD 7: 70:33; CD 8: 62:10; CD 9: 54:08; CD 10: 68:18

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0289422559028
• Label Code: LC 0171
• ASIN: B0000041K7

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
D258D 12	Beethoven* - Vladimir Ashkenazy	Beethoven* - Vladimir Ashkenazy - The Piano Sonatas - Die Klaviersonaten ‎(12xLP, Comp)	Decca	D258D 12	UK	1981
591220 BA376	Beethoven* - Vladimir Ashkenazy	Beethoven* - Vladimir Ashkenazy - Les 32 sonates pour piano ‎(12xLP, Comp)	Decca	591220 BA376	France	1981
443 706-2	Beethoven* - Vladimir Ashkenazy	Beethoven* - Vladimir Ashkenazy - The Piano Sonatas ‎(10xCD, RM + Box)	London Records	443 706-2	Europe	1995