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Sonata No. 1, In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 (1795)
I Allegro
II Adagio
III Menuetto: Allegretto
IV Prestissimo
Sonata No. 2, in A, Op. 2 No. 2 (1795)
I Allegro vivace
II Largo appassionato
III Scherzo: Allegretto
IV Rondo: Grazioso
Sonata No. 3, in C, Op. 2 No. 3 (1795)
I Allegro con brio
II Adagio
III Scherzo: Allegro
IV Allegro assai
Sonata No. 5, in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1 (1796/98)
I Allegro molto e con brio
II Adagio molto
III Finale: Prestissimo
Sonata No. 6, in F, Op. 10 No. 2 (1796/98)
I Allegro
II Allegretto
III Presto
Sonata No. 7, in D, Op. 10 No. 3 (1796/98)
I Presto
II Largo e mesto
III Menuetto: Allegro
IV Rondo: Allegro
Sonata No. 4, in E flat, Op. 7 (1796/97)
I Allegro molto e con brio
II Largo, con gran espressione
III Allegro
IV Allegro
Sonata No. 9, in E, Op. 14 No. 1 (1798/99)
I Allegro
II Allegretto
III Rondo: Allegro comodo
Sonata No. 8, in C minor, Op. 13 ('Pathétique') (1798/99)
I Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
II Adagio cantabile
III Rondo: Allegro
Sonata No. 10, in G, Op. 14 No. 2 (1798/99)
I Allegro
II Andante
III Scherzo: Allegro assai
Sonata No. 11, in B flat, Op. 22 (1799/1800)
I Allegro con brio
II Adagio con molto espressione
III Menuetto
IV Rondo: Allegretto
Sonata No. 12, in A flat, Op. 26 (1800/1801)
I Andante con variazioni
II Scherzo: Allegro molto
III Marcia Funebre sulla morete d'un Eroe
IV Allegro
Sonata No. 13, in E flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 ('Quasi una fantasia') (1800/1801)
I Andante – Allegro – Andante
II Allegro molto e vivace
III Adagio con espressione
IV Allegro vivace
Sonata No. 14, in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ('Moonlight') (1801/1802)
I Adagio sostenuto
II Allegretto
III Presto agitato
Sonata No. 15, in D major, Op. 28 ('Pastoral') (1801)
I Allegro
II Andante
III Scherzo e Trio: Allegro vivace
IV Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Sonata No. 16, in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 (1801/1802)
I Allegro vivace
II Adagio grazioso
III Rondo: Allegretto – Presto
Sonata No. 17, in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 ('Tempest') (1801/1802)
I Largo – Allegro
II Adagio
III Allegretto
Sonata No. 18, in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 (1802)
I Allegro
II Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
III Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso
IV Presto
Sonata No. 21, in C, Op. 53 ('Waldstein') (1803/4)
I Allegro con brio
II Introduzione: Adagio molto
III Rondo: Allegretto moderato
Sonata No. 22, in F, Op. 54 (1804)
I In tempo d'Un menuetto
II Allegretto
Sonata No. 23, in F minor, Op. 57 ('Appassionata') (1804/5)
I Allegro assai
II Andante con moto
III Allegro non troppo
Sonata No. 19, in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1 (1795/8)
I Andante
II Rondo: Allegro
Sonata No. 20, in G, Op. 49 No. 2 (1795/6)
I Allegro ma non troppo
II Tempo di Menuetto
Sonata No. 24, in F sharp, Op. 78 (1809)
I Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
II Allegro vivace
Sonata No. 25, in G, Op. 79 (1809)
I Presto alla tedesca
II Andante
III Vivace
Sonata No. 26, in E flat, Op. 81a ('Les Adieux') (1809-10)
I Das Lebewohl (The Farewell): Adagio – Allegro
II Abwesenheit (Absence): Andante espressivo
III Das Wiedersehen (The Reunion): Vivacissimamente
Sonata No. 27, in E minor, Op. 90 (1814)
I Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
II Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Sonata No. 28, in A major, Op. 101 (1816)
I Allegretto, ma non troppo
II Vivace alla marcia
III Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
IV Allegro
Sonata No. 29, in B-flat major, Op. 106 ('Hammerklavier') (1817/1818)
I Allegro
II Scherzo: Assai vivace
III Adagio sostenuto
IV Introduzione – Fuga: Allegro risoluto
Sonata No. 30, in E major, Op. 109 (1820)
I Vivace, ma non troppo
II Prestissimo
III Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
Sonata No. 31, in A-flat major, Op. 110 (1820)
I Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
II Allegro molto
III Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo – L'istesso tempo di arioso – L'istesso tempo della Fuga
Sonata No. 32, in C minor, Op. 111 (1821/1822)
I Maestoso: Allegro con brio ed appassionato
II Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
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notes

CD 1-2 – September 2, 3, 6-8, and October 12, 13, 2011
CD 3-4 – January 15-18, 2012
CD 5-6 – October 31, November 1 and 22, 2010 and May 16 2011 released previously as Beethoven: The Middle Sonatas (MAR 81511)
CD 7-8 – February 6, 7, 2012
CD 9-10 – January 17, 18 and March 22, 2010 released previously as Beethoven: The Late Sonatas (MAR 81507)

credits

Composed By – - Beethoven *
Design – 12thirteen Design Inc.
Edited By, Mastered By – - David Burnham (tracks: Discs 1-4, 7-8)Engineer – - Doug Doctor (tracks: Discs 5-6, 9-10)Engineer [Recording Engineer] – - Alain Derbez (tracks: Discs 1-4, 7-8), - Chris Jackson (3) (tracks: Discs 1-4, 7-8), - Dennis Patterson (tracks: Discs 1-4, 7-8), - John MacLean (2) (tracks: Discs 1-4, 7-8)Executive Producer – - Dinah Hoyle , - Earl Rosen
Photography By – - Anita Zvonar
Photography By [Additional Photographs] – - Gary Beechey
Piano, Liner Notes – - Stewart Goodyear
Producer – - Neil Crory (tracks: Discs 5-6, 9-10)Producer, Supervised By [Editing] – - Keith Horner (tracks: Discs 1-4, 7-8)

companies

Recorded At Glenn Gould Studio
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