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Beethoven - Klaviersonaten: Op. 13 c-moll »Pathétique«, Op. 27 Nr. 2 cis-moll »Mondschein«, Op. 57 f-moll »Appassionata« / Wilhelm Kempff / ETERNA LP Stereo
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Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his 35 piano sonatas between 1782 and 1822. Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. Hans von Bülow called them "The New Testament" of the piano literature (Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier being "The Old Testament").
Beethoven's piano sonatas came to be seen as the first cycle of major piano pieces suited to concert hall performance. Being suitable for both private and public performance, Beethoven's sonatas form "a bridge between the worlds of the salon and the concert hall". The first person to play them all in a single concert cycle was Hans von Bülow, the first complete recording is Artur Schnabel's for the label His Master's Voice.
Tracklist:
| Klaviersonate C-moll Op. 13 »Pathétique« | |||
| A1 | 1. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio |
7:13 | |
| A2 | 2. Adagio Cantabile |
4:53 | |
| A3 | 3. Rondo. Allegro | 4:28 | |
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Klaviersonate Cis-moll Op. 27 Nr. 2 »Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia« |
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| A4 | 1. Adagio Sostenuto |
6:00 | |
| A5 | 2. Allegretto |
2:18 | |
| A6 | 3. Presto Agitato | 5:18 | |
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Klaviersonate F-moll Op. 57 »Appassionata« |
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| B1 | 1. Allegro Assai |
9:50 | |
| B2a | 2. Andante Con Moto | ||
| B2b | 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto |
- Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Design [Gestaltung] – Manfred Kempfer
- Liner Notes [1977] – Günter Altmann
- Photography By – DGG
- Piano – Wilhelm Kempff
