Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Wilhelm Kempff
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1991-07-12
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 In F Minor: 1. Allegro - Beethoven
  2. Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 In F Minor: 2. Adagio - Beethoven
  3. Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 In F Minor: 3. Menuetto. Allegretto - Beethoven
  4. Sonata No. 1, Op. 2 In F Minor: 4. Prestissimo - Beethoven
  5. Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 In A Major: 1. Allegro vivace - Beethoven
  6. Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 In A Major: 2. Largo appassionato - Beethoven
  7. Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 In A Major: 3. Scherzo. Allegretto - Beethoven
  8. Sonata No. 2, Op. 2 In A Major: 4. Rondo. Grazioso - Beethoven
  9. Sonata No. 3, Op. 2 In C Major: 1. Allegro con brio - Beethoven
  10. Sonata No. 3, Op. 2 In C Major: 2. Adagio - Beethoven
  11. Sonata No. 3, Op. 2 In C Major: 3. Scherzo. Allegro - Beethoven
  12. Sonata No. 3, Op. 2 In C Major: 4. Allegro assai - Beethoven
Music CD 2
  1. Sonata No. 5, Op. 10 In C Minor: 1. Allegro molto e con brio - Beethoven
  2. Sonata No. 5, Op. 10 In C Minor: 2. Adagio molto - Beethoven
  3. Sonata No. 5, Op. 10 In C Minor: 3. Finale. Prestissimo - Beethoven
  4. Sonata No. 6, Op. 10 In F Major: 1. Allegro - Beethoven
  5. Sonata No. 6, Op. 10 In F Major: 2. Allegretto - Beethoven
  6. Sonata No. 6, Op. 10 In F Major: 3. Presto - Beethoven
  7. Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 In D Major: 1. Presto - Beethoven
  8. Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 In D Major: 2. Largo e mesto - Beethoven
  9. Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 In D Major: 3. Menuetto. Allegro - Beethoven
  10. Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 In D Major: 4. Rondo. Allegro - Beethoven
Music CD 3
  1. Sonata No. 4, Op. 7 In E Flat Major: 1. Allegro molto e con brio
  2. Sonata No. 4, Op. 7 In E Flat Major: 2. Largo, con gran espressione
  3. Sonata No. 4, Op. 7 In E Flat Major: 3. Allegro
  4. Sonata No. 4, Op. 7 In E Flat Major: 4. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
  5. Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 'Pathetique' In C Minor: 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
  6. Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 'Pathetique' In C Minor: 2. Adagio cantabile
  7. Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 'Pathetique' In C Minor: 3. Rondo. Allegro
  8. Sonata No. 9, Op. 14 In E Major: 1. Allegro
  9. Sonata No. 9, Op. 14 In E Major: 2. Allegretto
  10. Sonata No. 9, Op. 14 In E Major: 3. Rondo. Allegro comodo
  11. Sonata No. 10, Op. 14 In G Major: 1. Allegro
  12. Sonata No. 10, Op. 14 In G Major: 2. Andante
  13. Sonata No. 10, Op. 14 In G Major: 3. Scherzo. Allegro assai
Music CD 4
  1. Sonata No. 11, Op. 22 In B Flat Major: 1. Allegro con brio
  2. Sonata No. 11, Op. 22 In B Flat Major: 2. Adagio con molta espressione
  3. Sonata No. 11, Op. 22 In B Flat Major: 3. Menuetto
  4. Sonata No. 11, Op. 22 In B Flat Major: 4. Rondo. Allegretto
  5. Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 In A Flat Major: 1. Andante con Variazioni
  6. Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 In A Flat Major: 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto
  7. Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 In A Flat Major: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
  8. Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 In A Flat Major: 4. Allegro
  9. Sonata No. 13, Op. 27 In E Flat Major: 1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I - attaca:
  10. Sonata No. 13, Op. 27 In E Flat Major: 2. Allegro molto e vivace - attaca:
  11. Sonata No. 13, Op. 27 In E Flat Major: 3. Adagio con espressione - attaca:
  12. Sonata No. 13, Op. 27 In E Flat Major: 4. Allegro vivace
  13. Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 'Mondschein-Sonate' In C Sharp Minor: 1. Adagio sostenuto - attaca:
  14. Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 'Mondschein-Sonate' In C Sharp Minor: 2. Allegretto - attaca:
  15. Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 'Mondschein-Sonate' In C Sharp Minor: 3. Presto agitato
Music CD 5
  1. Sonata No. 16, Op. 31 In G Major: 1. Allegro vivace - L.V. Beethoven
  2. Sonata No. 16, Op. 31 In G Major: 2. Adagio grazioso - L.V. Beethoven
  3. Sonata No. 16, Op. 31 In G Major: 3. Rondo. Allegretto - L.V. Beethoven
  4. Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 'Sturm-Sonate' In D Minor: 1. Largo - Allegro - L.V. Beethoven
  5. Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 'Sturm-Sonate' In D Minor: 2. Adagio - L.V. Beethoven
  6. Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 'Sturm-Sonate' In D Minor: 3. Allegretto - L.V. Beethoven
  7. Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 In E Flat Major: 1. Allegro - L.V. Beethoven
  8. Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 In E Flat Major: 2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace - L.V. Beethoven
  9. Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 In E Flat Major: 3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - L.V. Beethoven
  10. Sonata No. 18, Op. 31 In E Flat Major: 4. Presto con fuoco - L.V. Beethoven
Music CD 6
  1. Sonata No.15, Op. 28 'Pastorale' In D Major: 1. Allegro
  2. Sonata No.15, Op. 28 'Pastorale' In D Major: 2. Andante
  3. Sonata No.15, Op. 28 'Pastorale' In D Major: 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  4. Sonata No.15, Op. 28 'Pastorale' In D Major: 4. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo
  5. Sonata No. 19, Op. 49 In G Minor: 1. Andante
  6. Sonata No. 19, Op. 49 In G Minor: 2. Rondo. Allegro
  7. Sonata No. 20, Op. 49 In G Major: 1. Allegro, ma non troppo
  8. Sonata No. 20, Op. 49 In G Major: 2. Tempo di Menuetto
  9. Sonata No.21, Op. 53 'Waldstein-Sonate' In C Major: 1. Allegro con brio
  10. Sonata No.21, Op. 53 'Waldstein-Sonate' In C Major: 2. Introduzione. Adagio molto - attaca:
  11. Sonata No.21, Op. 53 'Waldstein-Sonate' In C Major: 3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
  12. Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 'Apassionata' In F Minor: 1. In tempo d'un Menuetto
  13. Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 'Apassionata' In F Minor: 2. Allegretto
Music CD 7
  1. Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 'Appasionata' In F Minor: 1. Allegro assai
  2. Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 'Appasionata' In F Minor: 2. Andante con moto - attaca:
  3. Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 'Appasionata' In F Minor: 3. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto
  4. Sonata No. 24, Op. 78 In F Sharp Major: 1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro, ma non troppo
  5. Sonata No. 24, Op. 78 In F Sharp Major: 2. Allegro vivace
  6. Sonata No. 25, Op. 79 In G Major: 1. Presto alla tedesca
  7. Sonata No. 25, Op. 79 In G Major: 2. Andante
  8. Sonata No. 25, Op. 79 In G Major: 3. Vivace
  9. Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' In E Flat Major: 1. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio - Allegro
  10. Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' In E Flat Major: 2. Abwesenheit (L'Absence): Andante espressivo
  11. Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' In E Flat Major: 3. Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente
  12. Sonata No. 27, Op. 90 In E Minor: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  13. Sonata No. 27, Op. 90 In E Minor: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
Music CD 8
  1. Sonata No. 28, Op. 101 In A Major: 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto, ma non troppo
  2. Sonata No. 28, Op. 101 In A Major: 2. Lebhaft, marschmassig: Vivace alla Marcia
  3. Sonata No. 28, Op. 101 In A Major: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll: Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto - attaca:
  4. Sonata No. 28, Op. 101 In A Major: 4. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro
  5. Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 In B Flat Major: 1. Allegro
  6. Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 In B Flat Major: 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace
  7. Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 In B Flat Major: 3. Adagio sostenuto. Appasionato e con molto sentimento
  8. Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 In B Flat Major: 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto
Music CD 9
  1. Sonata No. 30, Op. 109 In E Major: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo - L.V. Beethoven
  2. Sonata No. 30, Op. 109 In E Major: 2. Prestissimo - L.V. Beethoven
  3. Sonata No. 30, Op. 109 In E Major: 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo) - L.V. Beethoven
  4. Sonata No. 31, Op. 110 In A Flat Major: 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo - L.V. Beethoven
  5. Sonata No. 31, Op. 110 In A Flat Major: 2. Allegro molto - L.V. Beethoven
  6. Sonata No. 31, Op. 110 In A Flat Major: 3. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo - L.V. Beethoven
  7. Sonata No. 32, Op. 111 In C Minor: 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato - L.V. Beethoven
  8. Sonata No. 32, Op. 111 In C Minor: 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile - L.V. Beethoven

Music reviews of Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

Music Review: Wilhelm Kempff Plays the Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Rating: 5 Stars

Beethoven's "Tagebuch" includes the following famous entry: "The starry heavens above, the moral law within -- Kant!" Beethoven was alluding to Kant's statement in the "Critique of Practical Reason" of the two things that filled him with awe. But, in a simple way, Beethoven's statement could be read to show two related ways of understanding his music: the first as heroic, heaven-storming, and outwardly directed, and the second as inward, reflective, and meditative. Some of Beethoven's music can be seen as occupying on or the other end of the polarity. Much of the music somehow occupies both ends.

The same holds true as a rough approach to the performance of Beethoven's music -- including the 32 piano sonatas. Some artists emphasize the dramatic, rugged and virtuosic characteristics of the sonatas while others focus upon the music's inward and introspective qualities. The great German pianist Wilhelm Kempff's classic recording of the complete piano sonatas is clearly within the latter approach. Kempff (1895 -- 1991) recorded the complete Beethoven sonata-cycle twice, the first time in the 1950s and the second time in the 1960s. I had the original version on LP and purchased the CD set when LPs became obsolete. I recently had the opportunity to relisten to Kempff's renditions of the sonatas in their entirety.

Kempff's readings of the sonatas are highly personal and introspective. His tempos tend to be slow and fluid, the pedal is used a great deal, phrasing is highly legato, and volume is, for the most part, subdued and restrained. He offers a metaphysical, thoughtful reading of Beethoven which probes within. It is a moving and convincing way of rendering the sonatas, and I came away from my experience with the set over the past several days with a renewed devotion to this music. I have attempted about half of the sonatas myself over the years on the piano.

Beethoven's sonatas date from his youthful years in Bonn before his 1792 move to Vienna (the two sonatas of opus 49) to about 1822 (opus 111), five years before the composer's death. Thus, they occupied Beethoven for almost the entirety of his creative life. In listening to this complete set, the listener can follow Beethoven's development essentially chronologically and learn more first-hand about the sonatas and about the changes in Beethoven's styles of composition than can be gained from reading many studies.

Listeners interested in a complete set of the Beethoven sonatas will probably have some familiarity with some of the better-known
named sonatas, such as the "Pathetique", opus 13, the "Moonlight" opus 27 no. 2, the "Waldstein", opus 53, or the "Appassionata", opus 57. After falling in love with some of these works, it will be time for the listener to explore the entire series.

Kempff brings his own personal and introspective readings to each of these familar works. I think he does best with the rondo finale of the "Waldstein," with the "Moonlight" sonata, and with the two final movements of the "Tempest", opus 31 no. 2. His readings of these familiar works on the whole will offer fresh insight into these great sonatas.

But the greatest attraction of this set is the opportunity it provides to explore some of Beethoven's less frequently performed works. Again, Kempff is at his best in works of an introspective character. Thus, those coming to the sonata-cycle for the first time will enjoy his performances of the opus 26 sonata, with the opening variations and the celebrated funeral march, of opus 78, 79, and 81a ("Les Adieux"), of opus 90, and of opus 101, 109, 110, and the great end to the series, opus 111. Opus 90, 101, and 109 are particular favorites of mine, and Kempff plays them beautifully.

There is yet another group of sonatas that also receive excellent readings on the set. This group includes two excellent ambitious early works, opus 2 no. 3 and opus 7 (another favorite), the three sonatas of opus 10, the under-appreciated opus 22, the companion to the more famous "Moonlight" sonata, opus 27 no. 1, opus 31 no. 3 and the enigmatic opus 54, sandwiched between the "Waldstein" and the "Appassionata". The magisterial and heroic "Hammerklavier" sonata, opus 106, is in a class by itself. Each listeners's choices and fovorites among the 32 will vary and change with time and repeated hearings. This collection is an excellent introduction to all of them.

There are many recordings of the set of 32 sonatas and many approaches to the interpretation of Beethoven. His music is broader and deeper than any single reading. I have lived with my set of Kempff for a long time and am still moved and inspired by his playing of this inexhaustible music. Listeners wanting to get to know this great body of work will find much to cherish in these performances by Wilhelm Kempff.

Robin Friedman

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