Complete Piano Sonatas

by Ludwig van Beethoven; Maurizio Pollini

Tracklist

CD 1

  1. Sonata in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: 1. Allegro5:28
  2. Sonata in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: 2. Adagio4:36
  3. Sonata in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: 3. Menuetto. Allegretto2:39
  4. Sonata in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: 4. Prestissimo6:59
  5. Sonata in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 1. Allegro vivace6:41
  6. Sonata in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 2. Largo appassionato6:34
  7. Sonata in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 3. Scherzo. Allegretto2:49
  8. Sonata in A major, op. 2 no. 2: 4. Rondo. Grazioso6:08
  9. Sonata in C major, op. 2 no. 3: 1. Allegro con brio9:08
  10. Sonata in C major, op. 2 no. 3: 2. Adagio6:30
  11. Sonata in C major, op. 2 no. 3: 3. Scherzo. Allegro2:54
  12. Sonata in C major, op. 2 no. 3: 4. Allegro assai5:01

CD 2

  1. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 7: 1. Allegro molto e con brio7:34
  2. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 7: 2. Largo, con gran espressione7:20
  3. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 7: 3. Allegro4:30
  4. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 7: 4. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso6:34
  5. Sonata in E major, op. 14 no. 1: 1. Allegro6:01
  6. Sonata in E major, op. 14 no. 1: 2. Allegretto2:34
  7. Sonata in E major, op. 14 no. 1: 3. Rondo. Allegro comodo3:00
  8. Sonata in G major, op. 14 no. 2: 1. Allegro5:46
  9. Sonata in G major, op. 14 no. 2: 2. Andante4:54
  10. Sonata in G major, op. 14 no. 2: 3. Scherzo. Allegro assai3:05
  11. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 22: 1. Allegro con brio6:45
  12. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 22: 2. Adagio con molta espressione6:15
  13. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 22: 3. Menuetto3:03
  14. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 22: 4. Rondo. Allegretto5:21

CD 3

  1. Sonata in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: 1. Allegro molto e con brio5:35
  2. Sonata in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: 2. Adagio molto7:13
  3. Sonata in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: 3. Finale. Prestissimo3:57
  4. Sonata in F major, op. 10 no. 2: 1. Allegro7:48
  5. Sonata in F major, op. 10 no. 2: 2. Allegretto3:17
  6. Sonata in F major, op. 10 no. 2: 3. Presto3:33
  7. Sonata in D major, op. 10 no. 3: 1. Presto6:16
  8. Sonata in D major, op. 10 no. 3: 2. Largo e mesto8:18
  9. Sonata in D major, op. 10 no. 3: 3. Menuetto. Allegro2:16
  10. Sonata in D major, op. 10 no. 3: 4. Rondo. Allegro3:44
  11. Sonata in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: 1. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio8:33
  12. Sonata in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: 2. Adagio cantabile4:37
  13. Sonata in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: 3. Rondo. Allegro4:21

CD 4

  1. Sonata in A-flat major, op. 26: 1. Andante con Variazioni7:22
  2. Sonata in A-flat major, op. 26: 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto2:38
  3. Sonata in A-flat major, op. 26: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe. Maestoso andante5:49
  4. Sonata in A-flat major, op. 26: 4. Allegro3:17
  5. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: 1. Andante – Allegro – Tempo I – attacca:4:59
  6. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace – attacca:1:54
  7. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: 3. Adagio con espressione – attacca:2:53
  8. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 1: 4. Allegro vivace5:27
  9. Sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: 1. Adagio sostenuto – attacca:6:22
  10. Sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: 2. Allegretto – attacca:2:16
  11. Sonata in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: 3. Presto agitato7:21
  12. Sonata in D major, op. 28: 1. Allegro9:35
  13. Sonata in D major, op. 28: 2. Andante7:22
  14. Sonata in D major, op. 28: 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace2:09
  15. Sonata in D major, op. 28: 4. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo4:36

CD 5

  1. Sonata in G major, op. 31 no. 1: 1. Allegro vivace5:52
  2. Sonata in G major, op. 31 no. 1: 2. Adagio grazioso8:53
  3. Sonata in G major, op. 31 no. 1: 3. Rondo. Allegretto5:21
  4. Sonata in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: 1. Largo – Allegro7:59
  5. Sonata in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: 2. Adagio7:13
  6. Sonata in D minor, op. 31 no. 2: 3. Allegretto5:56
  7. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: 1. Allegro7:19
  8. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: 2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace4:42
  9. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: 3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso3:45
  10. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 31 no. 3: 4. Presto con fuoco4:15
  11. Sonata in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: 1. Andante3:56
  12. Sonata in G minor, op. 49 no. 1: 2. Rondo. Allegro3:00
  13. Sonata in G major, op. 49 no. 2: 1. Allegro, ma non troppo4:06
  14. Sonata in G major, op. 49 no. 2: 2. Tempo di Menuetto3:03

CD 6

  1. Sonata in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: 1. Allegro con brio10:00
  2. Sonata in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: 2. Introduzione. Adagio molto – attacca:3:53
  3. Sonata in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”: 3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo9:52
  4. Sonata in F major, op. 54: 1. In tempo d’un Menuetto5:06
  5. Sonata in F major, op. 54: 2. Allegretto5:34
  6. Sonata in F minor, op. 57: 1. Allegro assai9:21
  7. Sonata in F minor, op. 57: 2. Andante con moto – attacca:5:59
  8. Sonata in F minor, op. 57: 3. Allegro, ma non troppo – Presto8:04
  9. Sonata in F-sharp major, op. 78: 1. Adagio cantabile – Allegro, ma non troppo7:03
  10. Sonata in F-sharp major, op. 78: 2. Allegro vivace2:54
  11. Sonata in G major, op. 79: 1. Presto alla tedesca4:09
  12. Sonata in G major, op. 79: 2. Andante3:20
  13. Sonata in G major, op. 79: 3. Vivace1:55

CD 7

  1. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 81a: 1. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio – Allegro7:19
  2. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 81a: 2. Abwesenheit (L’Absence). Andante espressivo3:20
  3. Sonata in E-flat major, op. 81a: 3. Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente5:40
  4. Sonata in E minor, op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck5:22
  5. Sonata in E minor, op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen7:27
  6. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: 1. Allegro10:45
  7. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace2:42
  8. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: 3. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento17:12
  9. Sonata in B-flat major, op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: 4. Largo – Allegro risoluto12:20

CD 8

  1. Sonata in A major, op. 101: 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo3:46
  2. Sonata in A major, op. 101: 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia6:14
  3. Sonata in A major, op. 101: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto – attacca:2:45
  4. Sonata in A major, op. 101: 4. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro7:34
  5. Sonata in E major, op. 109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo3:14
  6. Sonata in E major, op. 109: 2. Prestissimo2:15
  7. Sonata in E major, op. 109: 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo12:41
  8. Sonata in A-flat major, op. 110: 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo6:03
  9. Sonata in A-flat major, op. 110: 2. Allegro molto1:57
  10. Sonata in A-flat major, op. 110: 3. Adagio, ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo9:45
  11. Sonata in C minor, op. 111: 1. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato8:47
  12. Sonata in C minor, op. 111: 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile17:23