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Beethoven – The Complete Piano Sonatas
9 SACDs for the price of 4
Choc, Classica
“There’s no point making a list of highlights as there are no weak performances here; just choose a favourite Beethoven Sonata and hear it refreshed, revitalised and illuminated. …the recordings are impeccable.” BBC Music Magazine; “The playing is sensational. …Brautigam’s late … Read moresonatas are never less than masterful…” Gramophone
The 32 Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven are often referred to as the ‘New Testament’ of the keyboard literature, following on the ‘Old Testament’ of J.S. Bach's 48 preludes and fugues in the Well-Tempered Clavier. Composed over a period of almost three decades, from 1795 to 1822, the sonatas constitute a fascinating panorama of an artistic career which underwent numerous changes – not to say upheavals – but nevertheless remained remarkably consistent.
Ever since the first recording of the entire cycle, by Artur Schnabel in the 1930s, a number of the world's leading pianists have given us their performances of this monumental collection on disc. One of the latest cycles is that of Ronald Brautigam, released on single discs between 2004 and 2010. Performed on the fortepiano, as part of a series of Beethoven's complete solo keyboard works, Brautigam's recordings have been described as ‘riveting’, ‘compelling’ and ‘revolutionary’. The eight discs with the 32 sonatas are now being released as a boxed set, along with a ninth disc containing the early, unnumbered sonatas.
Contributing factors to the ‘refreshing directness’ that reviewers have experienced in these performances are the widely praised recorded sound and the carefully selected instruments, built by Paul McNulty after originals from 1788-1819 by the foremost Viennese makers of fortepianos. For this boxed set, the original SACD format has been retained – along with the possibility of listening to the performances in surround – thus offering the opportunity of sharing the experience of one reviewer: ‘One has almost the impression of being a contemporary of Beethoven’s: one of the first, infinitely startled – not to say shocked – witnesses to this music’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung).
Producer for this Bundle, as indeed basically all records with Ronald Brautigam, is Ingo Petry. Hide
Extra material for download
Included albums
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13, Pathètique |
17:55 |
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I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
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08:28 |
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2 |
II. Adagio cantabile
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04:48 |
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3 |
III. Rondo. Allegro
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04:39 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14, No.1 |
12:06 |
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4 |
I. Allegro
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05:43 |
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5 |
II. Allegretto
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03:07 |
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6 |
III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
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03:16 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.14, No.2 |
14:31 |
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7 |
I. Allegro
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06:26 |
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8 |
II. Andante
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04:35 |
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9 |
III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
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03:30 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.11 in B flat major, Op.22 |
24:23 |
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10 |
I. Allegro con brio
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07:29 |
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11 |
II. Adagio con molto espressione
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06:53 |
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12 |
III. Minuetto
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03:13 |
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13 |
IV. Rondo. Allegretto
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06:48 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1 |
15:58 |
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1 |
I. Allegro
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03:19 |
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2 |
II. Adagio
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05:01 |
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3 |
III. Menuetto. Allegretto
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03:27 |
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4 |
IV. Prestissimo
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04:11 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.2 No.2 |
22:19 |
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5 |
I. Allegro vivace
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06:45 |
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6 |
II. Largo appassionato
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05:54 |
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7 |
III. Scherzo. Allegretto
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03:21 |
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8 |
IV. Rondo. Grazioso
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06:19 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.3 in C major, Op.2 No.3 |
26:26 |
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9 |
I. Allegro con brio
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10:24 |
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10 |
II. Adagio
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07:36 |
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11 |
III. Scherzo. Allegro
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03:00 |
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12 |
IV. Allegro assai
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05:26 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1 |
06:51 |
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13 |
I. Andante
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03:53 |
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14 |
II. Rondo. Allegro
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02:58 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.20 in G major, Op.49 No.2 |
07:43 |
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15 |
I. Allegro, ma non troppo
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04:43 |
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16 |
II. Tempo di Menuetto
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03:00 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.21 in C major, ‘Waldstein’, Op.53 |
22:38 |
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I. Allegro con brio
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09:59 |
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II. Introduzione. Adagio molto (attacca subito il Rondo)
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03:29 |
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III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo
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09:10 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54 |
09:36 |
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4 |
I. In Tempo d’un Menuetto
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04:52 |
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II. Allegretto – Più Allegro
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04:44 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.23 in F minor, ‘Appassionata’, Op.57 |
20:49 |
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6 |
I. Allegro assai
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08:20 |
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7 |
II. Andante con moto (attacca lAllegro)
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05:13 |
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8 |
III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
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07:16 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.24 in F sharp major, Op.78 |
09:37 |
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I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
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07:00 |
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II. Allegro vivace
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02:37 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.25 (Sonatine) in G major, Op.79 |
08:41 |
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11 |
I. Presto alla tedesca
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04:35 |
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12 |
II. Andante
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02:08 |
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13 |
Vivace
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01:58 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.28 in A major, Op.101 |
18:27 |
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I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto, ma non troppo)
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03:32 |
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2 |
II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig (Vivace alla Marcia)
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05:28 |
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III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto)
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02:37 |
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IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
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06:50 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109 |
16:15 |
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I. Vivace, ma non troppo
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03:12 |
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II. Prestissimo
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02:10 |
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7 |
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
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10:53 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.31 in A flat major, Op.110 |
17:59 |
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I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
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05:45 |
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II. Allegro molto
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02:03 |
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III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo
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10:11 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111 |
22:46 |
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I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
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08:12 |
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II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
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14:34 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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3 Sonatas, WoO47 (‘Kurfürsten Sonatas’) - No.1 in E flat major |
12:12 |
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I. Allegro cantabile
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04:23 |
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II. Andante
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05:24 |
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3 |
III. Rondo vivace
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02:25 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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3 Sonatas, WoO47 (‘Kurfürsten Sonatas’) - No.2 in F minor |
10:31 |
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I. Larghetto maestoso – Allegro assai
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03:45 |
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II. Andante
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03:51 |
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III. Presto
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02:55 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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3 Sonatas, WoO47 (‘Kurfürsten Sonatas’) - No.3 in D major |
17:57 |
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I. Allegro
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06:23 |
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II. Menuetto sostenuto – [6 variations]
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07:23 |
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III. Scherzando. Allegro, ma non troppo
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04:11 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Zwei Sätze einer Sonatine, WoO50 |
02:12 |
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I.
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01:34 |
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II. Allegretto
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00:38 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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2 Leichte Sonatinen, Kinsky-Halm Anh. 5 - No.1 in G major |
03:36 |
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12 |
I. Moderato
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01:31 |
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13 |
II. Romanze
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02:05 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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2 Leichte Sonatinen, Kinsky-Halm Anh. 5 - No.2 in F major |
05:00 |
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I. Allegro assai
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02:43 |
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15 |
II. Rondo. Allegro
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02:17 |
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Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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Zwei Stücke für Klavier (Orphika) - ‘Leichte Sonate’, WoO51 |
07:27 |
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16 |
I. Allegro
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04:49 |
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17 |
II. Adagio
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02:38 |
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