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01 - Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 - 'Pathetique' - Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio.flac
02 - Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 - 'Pathetique' - Adagio cantabile.flac
03 - Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 - 'Pathetique' - Rondo - Allegro.flac
04 - Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 - 2 - 'Moonlight' - Adagio sostenuto.flac
05 - Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 - 2 - 'Moonlight' - Allegretto.flac
06 - Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 - 2 - 'Moonlight' - Presto.flac
07 - Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 - 'Appassionata' - Allegro assai.flac
08 - Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 - 'Appassionata' - Andante con moto.flac
09 - Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 - 'Appassionata' - Allegro ma non troppo.flac
Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. I.cue
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01 - No. 21 in C, Op. 53 - 'Waldstein' - Allegro con brio.flac
02 - No. 21 in C, Op. 53 - 'Waldstein' - Introduzione- Adagio molto.flac
03 - No. 21 in C, Op. 53 - 'Waldstein' - Rondo- Allegretto moderato.flac
04 - No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31-2 - 'Tempest' - Largo - Allegro.flac
05 - No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31-2 - 'Tempest' - Adagio.flac
06 - No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31-2 - 'Tempest' - Allegretto.flac
07 - No. 26 in Eb, Op. 81a - 'Les Adieux' - Das Lebewolh - Adagio - Allegro.flac
08 - No. 26 in Eb, Op. 81a - 'Les Adieux' - Abwesenheit (L'Absence) - Andante espressivo.flac
09 - No. 26 in Eb, Op. 81a - 'Les Adieux' - Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour)- Vivacissimamente.flac
Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. II.cue
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01 - Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op.28 - 'Pastoral' - Allegro.flac
02 - Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op.28 - 'Pastoral' - Andante.flac
03 - Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op.28 - 'Pastoral' - Scherzo-Allegro vivace.flac
04 - Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op.28 - 'Pastoral' - Rondo-Allegro ma non troppo.flac
05 - Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op 31, No. 1 - Allegro vivace.flac
06 - Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op 31, No. 1 - Adagio grazioso.flac
07 - Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op 31, No. 1 - Rondo-Allegretto.flac
08 - Sonata No. 18 in E - flat major, Op 31, No. 3 - Allegro.flac
09 - Sonata No. 18 in E - flat major, Op 31, No. 3 - Scherzo - Allegetto vivace.flac
10 - Sonata No. 18 in E - flat major, Op 31, No. 3 - Menuetto - Moderato e grazioso.flac
11 - Sonata No. 18 in E - flat major, Op 31, No. 3 - Presto con fuoco.flac
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01 - Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 - Allegro.flac
02 - Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 - Adagio.flac
03 - Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 - Menuetto- Allegretto; Trio.flac
04 - Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 - Prestissimo.flac
05 - Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 - Allegro vivace.flac
06 - Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 - Largo appassionato.flac
07 - Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 - Scherzo- Allegretto.flac
08 - Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 - Rondo- Grazioso.flac
09 - Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 - Allegro con brio.flac
10 - Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 - Adagio.flac
11 - Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 - Scherzo- Allegro.flac
12 - Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 - Allegro assai.flac
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01 - Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1- Allegro molto e con brio.flac
02 - Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 - Adagio molto.flac
03 - Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 - Finale, Prestissimo.flac
04 - Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 - Allegro.flac
05 - Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 - Allegretto.flac
06 - Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 - Presto.flac
07 - Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 - Presto.flac
08 - Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 - Largo e mesto.flac
09 - Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 - Menuetto, Allegro.flac
10 - Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 - Rondo, Allegro.flac
11 - Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 - 'Funeral March' - Andante con Variazioni.flac
12 - Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 - 'Funeral March' - Scherzo, Allegro molto.flac
13 - Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 - 'Funeral March' - Marcia funebre.flac
14 - Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 - 'Funeral March' - Allegro.flac
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01 - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109, Vivace, ma non troppo.flac
02 - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109, Prestissimo.flac
03 - Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109, Tema- Molto cantabile ed espressivo.flac
04 - Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, Moderato cantabile molto espressivo.flac
05 - Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, Allegro molto.flac
06 - Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110, Adagio ma non troppo; Fuga- Allegro ma non troppo.flac
07 - Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, Maestoso; Allegro con brio ed appassionato.flac
08 - Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, Arietta- Adagio molto semplice cantabile.flac
Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. VI.cue
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01 - Sonata No. 9, Op. 14, No. 1 in E, Allegro.flac
02 - Sonata No. 9, Op. 14, No. 1 in E, Allegretto.flac
03 - Sonata No. 9, Op. 14, No. 1 in E, Rondo.flac
04 - Sonata No. 10, Op. 14, No.2 in G, Allegro.flac
05 - Sonata No. 10, Op. 14, No.2 in G, Andante.flac
06 - Sonata No. 10, Op. 14, No.2 in G, Scherzo- Allegro assai.flac
07 - Sonata No. 19, Op. 49, No. 1 in G minor, Andante.flac
08 - Sonata No. 19, Op. 49, No. 1 in G minor, Rondo- Allegro.flac
09 - Sonata No. 20, Op. 49, No. 2 in G, Allegro ma non troppo.flac
10 - Sonata No. 20, Op. 49, No. 2 in G, Tempo di menuetto.flac
11 - Sonata No. 22, Op. 54 in F, In tempo d'un menuetto.flac
12 - Sonata No. 22, Op. 54 in F, Allegretto.flac
13 - Sonata No. 24, Op. 78 in F-sharp, Adagio cantabile.flac
14 - Sonata No. 24, Op. 78 in F-sharp, Allegro vivace.flac
15 - Sonata No. 25, Op. 79 in G, Presto alla tedesca.flac
16 - Sonata No. 25, Op. 79 in G, Andante.flac
17 - Sonata No. 25, Op. 79 in G, Vivace.flac
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01 - Sonata No. 27, Op. 90, in E minor - Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck.flac
02 - Sonata No. 27, Op. 90, in E minor - Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen.flac
03 - Sonata No. 28, Op. 101, in A major - Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung.flac
04 - Sonata No. 28, Op. 101, in A major - Lebhaft. Marshmassig.flac
05 - Sonata No. 28, Op. 101, in A major - Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll; Geschwind doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit.flac
06 - Sonata No. 29, Op. 106, in B flat major - 'Hammerklavier' - Allegro.flac
07 - Sonata No. 29, Op. 106, in B flat major - 'Hammerklavier' - Scherzo- Assai vivace.flac
08 - Sonata No. 29, Op. 106, in B flat major - 'Hammerklavier' - Adagio sostenuto.flac
09 - Sonata No. 29, Op. 106, in B flat major - 'Hammerklavier' - Largo; Allegro risoluto.flac
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01 - Sonata No. 4, Op. 7, in E-flat minor, Molto.flac
02 - Sonata No. 4, Op. 7, in E-flat minor, Largo.flac
03 - Sonata No. 4, Op. 7, in E-flat minor, Allegro.flac
04 - Sonata No. 4, Op. 7, in E-flat minor, Rondo.flac
05 - Sonata No. 11, Op. 22, in B-flat major, Allegro.flac
06 - Sonata No. 11, Op. 22, in B-flat major, Adagio.flac
07 - Sonata No. 11, Op. 22, in B-flat major, Menuetto.flac
08 - Sonata No. 11, Op. 22, in B-flat major, Rondo.flac
09 - Sonata No. 13, Op. 27, No. 1, in E-flat major, Andante.flac
10 - Sonata No. 13, Op. 27, No. 1, in E-flat major, Allegro.flac
11 - Sonata No. 13, Op. 27, No. 1, in E-flat major, Adagio.flac
12 - Sonata No. 13, Op. 27, No. 1, in E-flat major, Allegro vivace.flac
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Torrent description
Though several fine pianists have all taken a stab at the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven, among them Wilhelm Kempff, Daniel Barenboim, Alfred Brendel, Claude Frank and Russell Sherman-all of whom had wonderful moments in their sets - the only two pianists who have truly captured the Beethovian magic throughout their cycles were Artur Schnabel and John O'Conor, for completely opposite reasons.
Schnabel was probably the only pianist of his era who played the piano in a manner reminiscent of Glenn Gould. He preferred an instrument with a lean tone, used the sustain pedal very rarely, and worked very hard to bring out inner voices, counterpoint, fugues and canons. He played all of the fast movements at Beethoven's written tempi, even when his flawed technique was not up to the task (the worst example being the first movement of the "Hammerklavier"), and all of the slow movements slower than written. In many of these he was able to bring out a "spiritual" quality that went straight to the heart of those Beethoven-lovers who saw his music in this vein. Yet in relistening to his complete set, modern ears hear more problems in the later sonatas (22-32) than our forebears probably heard: inaccurate playing of syncopated rhythms, for example in Sonata No. 29, and sometimes clumsy handling of some of those slow movements (i.e., the first movement of Sonata No. 12). In many other sonatas, however-including the Op. 49 pair, which were, after all, very early sonatas simply published in the middle of the series-his approach was nonpareil and still remains an object-lesson for aspiring Beethoven pianists.
O'Conor, by contrast, uses a rich-toned Steinway, is a master technician and a master of pedal effects. His Beethoven does not always follow the written dynamic contrasts, especially in most of the early sonatas (1-11), because, as he told me, "the fortepianos of Beethoven's time were incapable of them." Historically accurate, but not necessarily the composer's intentions. We know that he was delighted when more powerful pianos appeared, shortly before he lost his hearing for good (around 1805), and that he stated to friends that he thought of all his sonatas being played on that kind of instrument.
Yet, paradoxically, O'Conor's more legato phrasing and singing tone often brings out the very best in Beethoven, particularly in sonatas 22-32 but also in numbers 12, 14 ("Moonlight") and 16, where he scores many points in continuity over Schnabel. Moreover, he, too, brings out many of the inner voices whenever contrapuntal effects are called for, and combined with his sterling technique and "binding" of phrases, this can create a mesmerizing effect. I therefore feel that the best of both pianist's sets can combine to make a very satisfying set of the 32 sonatas.
Your choice between them will, of course, be a matter of personal taste, but I can assure you that EMI's remastering of the Schnabel recordings is nothing less than miraculous. Only rarely does one hear even the merest swish of the old 78-rpm records. They are noiseless, bringing out the very finest nuance of Schnabel's playing. And the O'Conor set is, of course, digital, though I find that boosting the treble is sometimes necessary as Telarc has always tended to prefer somewhat dull sound.
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