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V5 Pno Sons Beethoven Edition

V5 Pno Sons Beethoven Edition
Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Disc 1:

  1. No.1 f-moll op. 2 No. 1: 1: Allegro
  2. No.1 f-moll op. 2 No. 1: 2 : Adagio
  3. No.1 f-moll op. 2 No. 1: 3 : Menuetto. Allegretto
  4. No.1 f-moll op. 2 No. 1: 4 : Prestissimo
  5. No.2 A-dur op. 2 No. 2: 1 : Allegro vivace
  6. No.2 A-dur op. 2 No. 2: 2 : Largo appassionato
  7. No.2 A-dur op. 2 No. 2: 3 : Scherzo. Allegretto
  8. No.2 A-dur op. 2 No. 2: 4 : Rondo. Grazioso
  9. No.4 Es-dur op.7: 1 : Allegro molto e con brio
  10. No.4 Es-dur op.7: 2 : Largo, con gran espressione
  11. No.4 Es-dur op.7: 3 : Allegro
  12. No.4 Es-dur op.7: 4 : Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso

Disc 2:

  1. No. 3 C-dur op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
  2. No. 3 C-dur op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio
  3. No. 3 C-dur op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo, Allegro
  4. No. 3 C-dur op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai
  5. No. 5 c-moll op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
  6. No. 5 c-moll op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
  7. No. 5 c-moll op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo
  8. No. 6 F-dur op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
  9. No. 6 F-dur op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
  10. No. 6 F-dur op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto
  11. No. 7 D-dur op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
  12. No. 7 D-dur op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
  13. No. 7 D-dur op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
  14. No. 7 D-dur op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro

Disc 3:

  1. No. 8 C-moll op. 13 - Pathetique: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
  2. No. 8 C-moll op. 13 - Pathetique: II. Adagio cantabile
  3. No. 8 C-moll op. 13 - Pathetique: III. Rondo. Allegro
  4. No. 9 E-dur op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
  5. No. 9 E-dur op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
  6. No. 9 E-dur op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
  7. No. 10 G-dur op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
  8. No. 10 G-dur op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
  9. No. 10 G-dur op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
  10. No. 11 B-dur op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
  11. No. 11 B-dur op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione
  12. No. 11 B-dur op. 22: III. Menuetto
  13. No. 11 B-dur op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto

Disc 4:

  1. No. 12 As-dur op. 26: I. Andante con Variations - Beethoven
  2. No. 12 As-dur op. 26: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto - Beethoven
  3. No. 12 As-dur op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe - Beethoven
  4. No. 12 As-dur op. 26: IV. Allegro - Beethoven
  5. No. 13 Es-dur op. 27 No. 1: I. Andante - Beethoven
  6. No. 13 Es-dur op. 27 No. 1: II. Allegro molto e vivace - Beethoven
  7. No. 13 Es-dur op. 27 No. 1: III. Adagio con expressione - Beethoven
  8. No. 13 Es-dur op. 27 No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace - Beethoven
  9. No. 14 cis-moll op. 27 No. 2 Mondschein-Sonate in C sharp minor 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto - Beethoven
  10. No. 14 cis-moll op. 27 No. 2 Mondschein-Sonate in C sharp minor 'Moonlight': II. Allegretto - Beethoven
  11. No. 14 cis-moll op. 27 No. 2 Mondschein-Sonate in C sharp minor 'Moonlight': III. Presto agitato - Beethoven
  12. No. 15 D-dur op. 28 Pastorale: I. Allegro - Beethoven
  13. No. 15 D-dur op. 28 Pastorale: II. Andante - Beethoven
  14. No. 15 D-dur op. 28 Pastorale: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Beethoven
  15. No. 15 D-dur op. 28 Pastorale: IV. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo - Beethoven

Disc 5:

  1. No. 16 G-dur op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
  2. No. 16 G-dur op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
  3. No. 16 G-dur op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto
  4. No. 17 d-moll op. 31 No. 1 - Sturm - Sonate: I. Largo - Allegro
  5. No. 17 d-moll op. 31 No. 1 - Sturm - Sonate: II. Adagio
  6. No. 17 d-moll op. 31 No. 1 - Sturm - Sonate: III. Allegretto
  7. No. 18 Es-dur op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro
  8. No. 18 Es-dur op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
  9. No. 18 Es-dur op. 31 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
  10. No. 18 Es-dur op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
  11. No. 19 g-moll op. 49 No. 2: I. Andante
  12. No. 19 g-moll op. 49 No. 2: II. Rondo. Allegro

Disc 6:

  1. No. 20 G-dur op. 49 No.2: I. Allegro , ma non troppo
  2. No. 20 G-dur op. 49 No.2: II. Tempo di Menuetto linkerkant
  3. No. 21 C-dur op. 53: I. Allegro con Brio
  4. No. 21 C-dur op. 53: II. Introduzione. Adagio molto - attacca:
  5. No. 21 C-dur op. 53: III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
  6. No. 22 F-dur op. 54: I. In tempo d'un Menuetto
  7. No. 22 F-dur op. 54: II. Allegretto
  8. No. 23 f-moll op. 57 - Appassionata: I. Allegro assai
  9. No. 23 f-moll op. 57 - Appassionata: II. Andate con moto - attacca:
  10. No. 23 f-moll op. 57 - Appassionata: III. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto
  11. No. 24 Fis-dur op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro, ma non troppo
  12. No. 24 Fis-dur op. 78: I. Allegro vivace

Disc 7:

  1. No. 25 G-dur op. 78: I. Presto alla tedesca
  2. No. 25 G-dur op. 78: II. Andante
  3. No. 25 G-dur op. 78: III. Vivace
  4. No. 26 Es-dur op. 81a - Les Adieux: I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio - Allegro
  5. No. 26 Es-dur op. 81a - Les Adieux: II. Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo
  6. No. 26 Es-dur op. 81a - Les Adieux: III. Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente
  7. No. 27 e-moll op.90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  8. No. 27 e-moll op.90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
  9. No. 29 B-dur op. 106 - Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier: I. Allegro
  10. No. 29 B-dur op. 106 - Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier: II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
  11. No. 29 B-dur op. 106 - Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier: III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento
  12. No. 29 B-dur op. 106 - Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier: IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto

Disc 8:

  1. No. 28 A-dur op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo afdruk
  2. No. 28 A-dur op. 101: II.Lebhaft, marschmässig. Vivace alla marcia
  3. No. 28 A-dur op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto - attacca:
  4. No. 28 A-dur op. 101: IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
  5. No. 30 E-dur op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo
  6. No. 30 E-dur op. 109: II. Prestissimo
  7. No. 30 E-dur op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo) gevlekt
  8. No. 31 As-dur op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
  9. No. 31 As-dur op. 110: II. Allegro molto
  10. No. 31 As-dur op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
  11. No. 32 c-moll op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
  12. No. 32 c-moll op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #11902 in Music
  • Released on: 1997-10-28
  • Number of discs: 8
  • Format: Box set

Editorial Reviews

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Wilhelm Kempff was the premier German pianist of the postwar period, so it's no surprise that he was considered one of the supreme interpreters of Beethoven. He recorded complete sets of the sonatas and concertos twice, and just about all the rest of the chamber music with piano as well. A classicist by nature, his approach to Beethoven was clear and poised rather than impulsive, but never lacking in sheer power or virtuosity when necessary. His last cycle of Beethoven sonatas is rightly regarded as his musical testament. Even if the mono recordings offered a few more exciting moments in a couple of works, you can't go wrong here--there isn't dud in the lot. --David Hurwitz