Ludwig van Beethoven - The Piano Sonatas András Schiff

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2:
• 1 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 1. Allegro 05:41
• 2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 2. Adagio 04:21
• 3 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) 03:12
• 4 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1: 4. Prestissimo 07:49
• Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2:
• 5 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 1. Allegro vivace 11:19
• 6 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 2. Largo appassionato 06:48
• 7 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 3. Scherzo (Allegretto) 03:29
• 8 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: 4. Rondo (Grazioso) 06:51
• Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3:
• 9 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 1. Allegro con brio 11:08
• 10 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 2. Adagio 07:21
• 11 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 03:19
• 12 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: 4. Allegro assai 05:59
• Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7:
• 13 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 1. Allegro molto e con brio 09:09
• 14 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 2. Largo, con gran espressione 08:56
• 15 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 3. Allegro 05:12
• 16 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7: 4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso) 07:30
• Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10:
• 17 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: 1. Allegro molto e con brio 05:52
• 18 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: 2. Adagio molto 07:55
• 19 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: 3. Finale (Prestissimo) 04:13
• Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10:
• 20 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: 1. Allegro 08:58
• 21 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: 2. Allegretto 03:54
• 22 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: 3. Presto 03:59
• Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10:
• 23 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 1. Presto 06:48
• 24 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 2. Largo e mesto 08:12
• 25 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 3. Menuetto (Allegro) 02:50
• 26 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: 4. Rondo (Allegro) 03:57
• Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique":
• 27 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique": 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 10:16
• 28 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique": 2. Adagio cantabile 05:14
• 29 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique": 3. Rondo (Allegro) 04:25
• Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49:
• 30 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: 1. Andante 04:30
• 31 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1: 2. Rondo (Allegro) 03:50
• 32 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: 1. Allegro ma non troppo 05:05
• 33 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: 2. Tempo di Menuetto 03:34
• Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14:
• 34 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: 1. Allegro 07:30
• 35 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: 2. Allegretto 03:50
• 36 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14, No. 1: 3. Rondo (Allegro comodo) 03:20
• Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14:
• 37 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: 1. Allegro 07:42
• 38 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: 2. Andante 05:11
• 39 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai) 03:54
• Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22:
• 40 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 1. Allegro con brio 08:11
• 41 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 2. Adagio con molto espressione 07:36
• 42 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 3. Menuetto 03:09
• 43 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22: 4. Rondo (Allegretto) 06:35
• Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26:
• 44 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 1. Andante con variazioni 07:41
• 45 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto 02:42
• 46 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe 05:05
• 47 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Op.26: 4. Allegro 03:15
• Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27:
• 48 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I 05:19
• 49 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace 02:03
• 50 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 3. Adagio con espressione 02:36
• 51 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Op.27, No.1: 4. Allegro vivace 05:53
• Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight":
• 52 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto 04:28
• 53 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight": 2. Allegretto 02:25
• 54 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 -"Moonlight": 3. Presto agitato 07:28
• Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale":
• 55 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 1. Allegro 10:29
• 56 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 2. Andante 06:58
• 57 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 02:13
• 58 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 -"Pastorale": 4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo 05:45
• Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31:
• 59 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: 1. Allegro vivace 07:09
• 60 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: 2. Adagio grazioso 10:35
• 61 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: 3. Rondo (Allegretto) 07:08
• Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest":
• 62 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest": 1. Largo - Allegro 08:47
• 63 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest": 2. Adagio 08:14
• 64 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 -"The Tempest": 3. Allegretto 07:37
• Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt":
• 65 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 1. Allegro 08:35
• 66 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 2. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace) 04:56
• 67 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 3. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso) 04:10
• 68 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3 -"The Hunt": 4. Presto con fuoco 04:25
• Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein":
• 69 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein": 1. Allegro con brio 10:48
• 70 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein": 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto) 04:20
• 71 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 -"Waldstein": 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato) 10:22
• Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57:
• 72 Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57: Andante grazioso con moto 08:22
• Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54:
• 73 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54: 1. In Tempo d'un Menuetto 05:48
• 74 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54: 2. Allegretto 07:07
• Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata":
• 75 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata": 1. Allegro assai 10:28
• 76 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata": 2. Andante con moto 06:38
• 77 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 -"Appassionata": 3. Allegro ma non troppo 08:51
• Piano Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese":
• 78 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese": 1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo 07:35
• 79 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese": 2. Allegro vivace 03:08
• Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79:
• 80 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79: 1. Presto alla tedesca 04:57
• 81 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79: 2. Andante 02:49
• 82 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79: 3. Vivace 02:03
• Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux":
• 83 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux": 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro) 07:19
• 84 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux": 2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo) 03:24
• 85 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81a -"Les adieux": 3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente) 06:08
• Piano Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90:
• 86 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90: Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 05:30
• 87 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90: Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen 07:59
• Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101:
• 88 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo 03:53
• 89 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Lebhaft, Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia 06:34
• 90 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto 02:32
• 91 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101: Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro 07:43
• Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier":
• 92 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Allegro 11:06
• 93 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Scherzo. Assai vivace 02:41
• 94 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Adagio sostenuto 15:29
• 95 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 -"Hammerklavier": Largo - Allegro risoluto 12:50
• Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109:
• 96 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio esspressivo 03:40
• 97 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: Presstissimo 02:29
• 98 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109: Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo 12:36
• Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110:
• 99 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 06:54
• 100 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110: Allegro molto 02:17
• 101 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110: Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo 09:47
• Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111:
• 102 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: Maestroso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 08:42
• 103 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111: Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile 18:03
• Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828): Three Piano Pieces, D. 946:
• 104 Franz Schubert: Three Piano Pieces, D. 946: No.1 In E Flat Minor (Allegro assai) 07:26
• Allegretto In C Minor, D. 915:
• 105 Franz Schubert: Allegretto In C Minor, D. 915 04:59
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Gigue In G Major, KV 574:
• 106 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Gigue In G Major, KV 574 01:42
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Sonata In G Minor, Hob. XVI:44:
• 107 Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata In G Minor, Hob. XVI:44: 1. Moderato 09:33
• 108 Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata In G Minor, Hob. XVI:44: 2. Allegretto 04:04
• Franz Schubert: Hungarian Melody In B Minor, D. 817:
• 109 Franz Schubert: Hungarian Melody In B Minor, D. 817 03:59
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57:
• 110 Ludwig van Beethoven: Andante favori In F Major, WoO 57: Andante grazioso con moto 08:41
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita No.1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825:
• 111 Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No.1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Menuet I & II 02:32
• 112 Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No.1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Gigue 02:33
• Prelude & Fugue In B Flat Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.22), BWV 867:
• 113 Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue In B Flat Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.22), BWV 867: Prelude 02:30
• 114 Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude & Fugue In B Flat Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.22), BWV 867: Fugue 03:27
• Total Runtime 11:46:48

Info for Ludwig van Beethoven - The Piano Sonatas

András Schiff: “Die Beethoven-Sonaten können logisch in drei Gruppen unterschieden werden: früher, solche aus der mittleren Phase und später. Für mich ist es am überzeugendsten und befriedigendsten, sie in chronologischer Reihenfolge zu spielen. Unter den 32 gibt es nicht ein schwaches Glied in der Kette. Auf diese Weise kann der Hörer ihre Entwicklung Schritt für Schritt mitverfolgen. Es ist eine Lernerfahrung; wir sind Gefährten auf einer fantastischen Reise.”

Die vorliegende Edition enthält die kompletten Klaviersonaten von Ludwig van Beethoven, live in der Tonhalle Zürich aufgenommen. Mit eingeschlossen sind hier auch die Zugaben aus diesen Konzerten, mit Werken von Schubert, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven und Bach, sowie ein umfangreiches Booklet. Es versammelt all die Gespräche zwischen András Schiff und Martin Meyer, die den Einzelausgaben der Sonatenaufnahmen beigelegen hatten, sowie einen aufschlussreichen neuen Text, in dem András Schiff die “Encores after Beethoven” reflektiert.

"Die Akribie, mit der Schiff die ersten 4 Sonaten zerlegt hat und dem Hörer wieder zusammengesetzt präsentiert, bietet ein ungewöhnlich reflektiertes Musizieren. Eine ungemein kompakte Beethoven-Darstellung." (FonoForum 1 / 2006)

"Sein Ton ist kernig und schlank geworden, an die Stelle selbstvergessenen Musizierens ist eine höchst bewusste und ambitionierte Gestaltung getreten. Das Ergebnis: klare, schön gerundete Umrisse und taghelle Ausleuchtung aller Einzelheiten." (FonoForum 1 / 2007)

"Schiffs Spiel wirkt im Vergleich zum Projekt mit Gerhard Oppitz intellektuell und detailfreudig. Einen Bausch-und-Bogen-Beethoven darf man bei Schiff nicht erwarten; dafür hört man einige Stellen völlig neuartig." (FonoForum 8 / 2007)

"Andras Schiff schafft Klarheit und doch einen Stimmungszauber, der weit enfernt ist von der langweiligen Scheinobjektivität vieler Nichtssager. Das hat furiose Sprengkraft. Das hat in den langsamen Sätzen eine herzenswarme Kontemplation." (FonoForum 12 / 2007)

"András Schiff setzt seinen Beethoven-Zyklus mit den Sonaten Nr. 22 bis 26 fort, die er am 2. April 2006 bei einem Konzert in der Tonhalle Zürich aufgenommen hat. Das ist – selbst wenn man vermuten mag, dass es womöglich nachher Korrekturaufnahmen gegeben hat – eine imponierende Leistung. Wir erleben durchdachte Interpretationen in einer großer Geschlossenheit." (FonoForum 8 / 2008)

András Schiff, Klavier

As a young pianist, András Schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach; in recent years, as part of his long-term relationship with ECM, he has gone back to Bach as a sage veteran, earning even more acclaim for his New Series versions of the Goldberg Variations (2001) and the Six Partitas (2007), both intimate concert recordings. In August 2011, Schiff turned his focus to the 48 preludes and fugues of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, recording both Books I and II in the Auditorium Radiosvizzera Italiana, Lugano. The performance of these influential works sets new interpretive standards. For the recording, Schiff’s own Steinway was brought to Lugano, and the production beautifully captures a masterful player and his instrument of choice.

András Schiff, born in Budapest in 1953, puts a strong focus on cyclic performances of the important piano works by the masters from Bach to Bártok. His wide-ranging discography on ECM includes works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Janáček, among many others. One of Schiff's most ambitious projects to date, the complete Beethoven sonata cycle was performed in 20 major musical centers worldwide and recorded for ECM in concert at the Zürich Tonhalle. In 1999, Schiff created his own chamber orchestra, the Cappella Andrea Barca, which consists of international soloists, chamber musicians and friends. In addition to working annually with this orchestra, he conducts London’s Philharmonia Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

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