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Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Allegro
Adagio
Menuetto: Allegretto
Prestissimo
Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
Allegro Vivace
Largo Appassionato
Scherzo: Allegretto
Rondo: Grazioso
Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
Allegro Con Brio
Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro
Allegro Assai
Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1
Allegro Molto E Con Brio
Adagio Molto
Finale: Prestissimo
Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2
Allegro
Allegretto
Presto
Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Presto
Largo E Mesto
Menuetto: Allegro
Rondo: Allegro
Sonata No. 4 In E-Flat Major, Op. 7
Allegro Molto E Con Brio
Largo, Con Gran Espressione
Allegro
Rondo: Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14, No. 1
Allegro
Allegretto
Rondo: Allegro Comodo
Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
Grave; Allegro Molto E Con Brio
Adagio Cantabile
Rondo: Allegro
Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2
Allegro
Andante
Scherzo: Allegro Assai
Sonata No. 11 In B-Flat Major, Op. 22
Allegro Con Brio
Adagio Con Molto Espressione
Menuetto
Rondo: Allegretto
Sonata No. 12 In A-Flat Major, Op. 26
Andante Con Variazioni
Scherzo: Allegro Molto
Marcia Funebre (Sulla Morte D'Un Eroe)
Allegro
Sonata No. 13 In E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 (Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia)
Andante; Allegro; Andante
Allegro Molto Vivace
Adagio Con Espressione
Allegro Vivace
Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia) (Moonlight)
Adagio Sostenuto
Allegretto
Presto Agitato
Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 (Pastoral)
Allegro
Andante
Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31, No. 1
Allegro Vivace
Adagio Grazioso
Rondo: Allegretto
Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 (Tempest)
Largo; Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto
Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3
Allegro
Scherzo: Allegretto Vivace
Menuetto: Moderato E Grazioso
Presto Con Fuoco
Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 (Waldstein)
Allegro Con Brio
Introduzione: Adagio Molto
Rondo: Allegretto Moderato
Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54
In Tempo D'Un Menuetto
Allegretto
Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
Allegro Assai
Andante Con Moto
Allegro Non Troppo
Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1
Andante
Rondo: Allegro
Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49, No. 2
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Tempo Di Menuetto
Sonata No. 24 In F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
Adagio Cantabile; Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Allegro Vivace
Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79
Presto Alla Tedesca
Andante
Vivace
Sonata No. 26 In E-Flat Major, Op. 81a (Das Lebewohl, Abwesenheit Un Wiedersehen) (Les Adieux)
Adagio; Allegro (Les Adieux)
Andante Espressivo (L'Absence)
Vivacissimamente (Le Retour)
Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90
Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck (Vivaciously And With Feeling And Expression Throughout)
Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vorgetragen (Not Too Quickly And Very Songfully)
Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101
Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung (Somewhat Lively And With Deepest Feeling)
Lebhaft. Marschmassig (Lively. March Tempo)
Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll; Zeitmass Des Ersten Stuckes; Geschwinde, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr, Und Mit Entschlossenheit (Slow And Yearning; Tempo Of The First Movement; Swiftly, But Not Too Much, And With Determination)
Sonata No. 29 In B-Flat Major, Op. 106 (Hammerklavier)
Allegro
Scherzo: Assai Vivace
Adagio Sostenuto
Largo; Fuga; Allegro Risoluto
Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109
Vivace Ma Non Troppo; Adagio Espressivo
Prestissimo
Tema: Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo; Variationi I-VI
Sonata No. 31 In A-Flat Major, Op. 110
Moderato Cantabile, Molto Espressivo
Allegro Molto
Adagio Ma Non Troppo; Arioso Dolente; Fuga; Allegro, Ma Non Troppo; L'istesso Tempo Di Arioso; L'Inversione Della Fuga
Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111
Maestoso; Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato
Arietta: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile

notes

Recorded at the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, except sonatas 1, 4, 13, 30, 31, 32 recorded at RCA Studio A, New York City.

Sonatas 1, 4, 8, 14, 15, 17, 18, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32 recorded in collaboration with Book-of-the-Month-Club Records, a division of Book of the Month Club, Inc.

Released previously: sonatas 5 to 7 (on Elektra Nonesuch 79213); sonatas 16 to 18 (on 79212); sonatas 28 to 32 (on 79211).

credits

Composed By – Beethoven,
Design – Henrietta Condak
Liner Notes – Michael Steinberg
Photography By – Joel Meyerowitz
Piano – Richard Goode
Producer, Engineer – Max Wilcox

companies

Recorded At – American Academy Of Arts And Letters
Recorded At – RCA Studio A

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