Alfred Brendel: Beethoven – Complete Piano Sonatas & Concertos (FLAC)

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Alfred Brendel, London Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Number of Discs: 12
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Catalogue: 4782607
Release: 2011
Size: 3.08 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
04. 4. Prestissimo

Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2
05. 1. Allegro vivace
06. 2. Largo appassionato
07. 3. Scherzo (Allegretto)
08. 4. Rondo (Grazioso)

Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat, Op.7
09. 1. Allegro molto e con brio
10. 2. Largo, con gran espressione
11. 3. Allegro
12. 4. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)

CD 02
Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3
01. 1. Allegro con brio
02. 2. Adagio
03. 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
04. 4. Allegro assai

Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1
05. 1. Allegro molto e con brio
06. 2. Adagio molto
07. 3. Finale (Prestissimo)

Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2
08. 1. Allegro
09. 2. Allegretto
10. 3. Presto

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”
11. 1. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
12. 2. Adagio cantabile
13. 3. Rondo. Allegro

CD 03
Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3
01. 1. Presto
02. 2. Largo e mesto
03. 3. Menuetto (Allegro)
04. 4. Rondo (Allegro)

Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14 No.1
05. 1. Allegro
06. 2. Allegretto
07. 3. Rondo (Allegro comodo)

Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2
08. 1. Allegro
09. 2. Andante
10. 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)

Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22
11. 1. Allegro con brio
12. 2. Adagio con molto espressione
13. 3. Menuetto
14. 4. Rondo. Allegretto

CD 04
Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26
01. 1. Andante con variazioni
02. 2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
03. 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe
04. 4. Allegro

Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, Op.27 No.1
05. 1. Andante – Allegro – Tempo I
06. 2. Allegro molto e vivace
07. 3. Adagio con espressione
08. 4. Allegro vivace – Tempo I – Presto

Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 -“Moonlight”
09. 1. Adagio sostenuto
10. 2. Allegretto
11. 3. Presto

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 “Pastorale”
12. 1. Allegro
13. 2. Andante
14. 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
15. 4. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)

CD 05
Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1
01. 1. Allegro vivace
02. 2. Adagio grazioso
03. 3. Rondo (Allegretto)

Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 -“Tempest”
04. 1. Largo – Allegro
05. 2. Adagio
06. 3. Allegretto

Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt”
07. 1. Allegro
08. 2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
09. 3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
10. 4. Presto con fuoco

Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
11. 1. Andante
12. 2. Rondo. Allegro

CD 06
Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49 No.2
01. 1. Allegro ma non troppo
02. 2. Tempo di Menuetto

Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 -“Waldstein”
03. 1. Allegro con brio
04. 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
05. 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo)

Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
06. 1. In Tempo d’un Menuetto
07. 2. Allegretto

Piano Sonata No.23 In F Minor, Op.57 -“Appassionata”
08. 1. Allegro assai
09. 2. Andante con moto
10. 3. Allegro ma non troppo

CD 07
Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp, Op.78 “For Therese”
01. 1. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
02. 2. Allegro vivace

Piano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79
03. 1. Presto alla tedesca
04. 2. Andante
05. 3. Vivace

Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a -“Les adieux”
06. 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio – Allegro)
07. 2. Abwesendheit (Andante espressivo)
08. 3. Das Wiedersehn (Vivacissimamente)

Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90
09. 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
10. 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101
11. 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
12. 2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
13. 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)
14. 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossen- heit (Allegro)

CD 08
Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 -“Hammerklavier”
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Scherzo (Assai vivace – Presto – Prestissimo – Tempo I)
03. 3. Adagio sostenuto
04. 4. Largo – Allegro risoluto

Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109
05. 1. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I
06. 2. Prestissimo
07. 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

CD 09
Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110
01. 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
02. 2. Allegro molto
03. 3. Adagio ma non troppo

Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111
04. 1. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
05. 2. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)

06. Andante favori in F, WoO 57

CD 10
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15
01. 1. Allegro con brio
02. 2. Largo
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro scherzando)

Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.19
04. 1. Allegro con brio
05. 2. Adagio
06. 3. Rondo (Molto allegro)

CD 11
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37
01. 1. Allegro con brio
02. 2. Largo
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro)

Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58
04. 1. Allegro moderato
05. 2. Andante con moto
06. 3. Rondo (Vivace)

CD 12
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 -“Emperor”
01. 1. Allegro
02. 2. Adagio un poco mosso
03. 3. Rondo (Allegro)

Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op.80
04. 1. Adagio
05. 2. Finale: a) Allegro – Meno allegro – Allegro molto – Adagio ma non troppo – Marcia, assai vivace
06. 2. Finale: b) Allegro – Allegretto ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto) – Presto

This 2011 box set brings together Alfred Brendel’s first recording for Philips of the complete cycle of Beethoven’s piano sonatas and his recording of all five piano concertos. Brendel was one of the handful of all-time Beethoven masters, known for his intelligent, yet entirely musical and effective interpretations. These recordings, all (including the concertos) dating from the 1970s, represent his playing at the height of his skills. Brendel did make a second set of the sonatas for Philips in the early ’90s, recorded digitally, so some audiophiles may prefer the sound of those over these earlier, analog recordings, but the artistry is still in these. For the concertos, Brendel is joined by Bernard Haitink and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.