Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Konstantin Scherbakov
Number of Discs: 9
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Steinway & Sons
Catalogue: STNS 30150
Release: 2020
Size: 1.64 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuetto. Allegretto
04. IV. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2
05. I. Allegro vivace
06. II. Largo appassionato
07. III. Scherzo. Allegretto
08. IV. Rondo. Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
09. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Scherzo. Allegro
12. IV. Allegro assai
CD 02
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 “Grand”
01. I. Allegro molto e con brio
02. II. Largo con gran espressione
03. III. Allegro
04. IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 “Little Pathetique”
05. I. Allegro molto e con brio
06. II. Adagio molto
07. III. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Allegretto
10. III. Presto
CD 03
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3
01. I. Presto
02. II. Largo e mesto
03. III. Menuetto. Allegro
04. IV. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”
05. I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
06. II. Adagio cantabile
07. III. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
08. I. Allegro
09. II. Allegretto
10. III. Rondo. Allegro comodo
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2
11. I. Allegro
12. II. Andante
13. III. Scherzo. Allegro assai
CD 04
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Adagio con molto espressione
03. III. Menuetto
04. IV. Rondo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 “Funeral March”
05. I. Andante con variazioni
06. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
07. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe. Maestoso andante
08. IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 “Quasi una fantasia”
09. I. Andante
10. II. Allegro molto e vivace
11. III. Adagio con espressione
12. IV. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”
13. I. Adagio sostenuto
14. II. Allegretto
15. III. Presto agitato
CD 05
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 “Pastoral”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
04. IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
05. I. Allegro vivace
06. II. Adagio grazioso
07. III. Rondo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 “Tempest”
08. I. Largo – Allegro
09. II. Adagio
10. III. Allegretto
CD 06
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
03. III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
04. IV. Presto con fuoco
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
05. I. Andante
06. II. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
07. I. Allegro ma non troppo
08. II. Tempo di menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
09. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
11. III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
12. I. In tempo d’un menuetto
13. II. Allegretto – Più allegro
CD 07
Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
01. I. Allegro assai
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 “À Thérèse”
04. I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
05. II. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 “Cuckoo”
06. I. Presto alla tedesca
07. II. Andante
08. III. Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a “Les Adieux”
09. I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio – Allegro
10. II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo
11. III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90
12. I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
13. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
CD 08
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
01. I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Lebhaft, Marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia
03. III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
04. IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschloßenheit. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
07. III. Adagio sostenuto
08. IV. Introduzione. Largo – Fuga. Allegro risoluto
CD 09
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
01. I. Vivace ma non troppo, sempre legato – Adagio espressivo
02. II. Prestissimo
03. III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
04. I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
05. II. Allegro molto
06. III. Adagio ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
07. I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
08. II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile
Scherbakov and Steinway celebrate Beethoven with a cycle of the most enduring works of piano literature. These inspired performances were recorded for and during the 250th Anniversary year.