Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Rudolf Serkin, Jaime Laredo, Leslie Parnas, Westminster Choir, Marlboro Festival Chorus
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Marlboro Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein, Peter Serkin, Eugene Ormandy, Alexander Schneider
Number of Discs: 11
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88691988302
Release: 2012
Size: 2.65 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Largo
03. III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 19
04. I. Allegro con brio
05. II. Adagio
06. III. Rondo – Molto allegro
CD 02
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Largo
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Andante con moto
06. III. Rondo. Vivace
CD 03
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio un poco mosso
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
04. Choral Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 80
05. Choral Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 80 (1808)
CD 04
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. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Finale. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Pathétique”
08. I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
09. II. Adagio cantabile
10. III. Rondo. Allegro
Sonata No. 11 In B-flat Major, Op. 22
11. I. Allegro con brio
12. II. Adagio con molta espressione
13. III. Menuetto
14. IV. Rondo. Allegretto
CD 05
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 “Funeral March”
01. I. Andante con variazioni
02. II. Scherzo. Molto allegro
03. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe
04. IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1
05. I. Andante
06. II. Allegro molto e vivace
07. III. Adagio con espressione
08. IV. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”
09. I. Adagio sostenuto
10. II. Allegretto
11. III. Presto agitato
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
12. I. Allegro vivace
13. II. Adagio grazioso
14. III. Rondo. Allegretto
CD 06
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 “Waldstein”
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
03. III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”
04. I. Allegro assai
05. II. Andante con moto
06. III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
07. I. Adagio cantabile. Allegro ma non troppo
08. II. Allegro 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 Wiedersehn. Vivacissimamente
CD 07
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
01. I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
02. II. Lebhaft. March mässig (Vivace alla Marcia)
03. III.Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto), Geschwind doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
06. III. Adagio sostenuto
07. IV. Largo – Allegro – Allegro risoluto
CD 08
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
01. I. Vivace ma non troppo
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. Scherzo. Allegro molto
06. III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
CD 09
01. I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
02. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
03. III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
04. I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
05. II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
CD 10
33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120
01. Tema. Vivace
02. Var. 1 Alla Marcia maestoso
03. Var. 2 Poco allegro
04. Var. 3 L’istesso tempo
05. Var. 4 Un poco piu vivace
06. Var. 5 Allegro vivace
07. Var. 6 Allegro ma non troppo e serioso
08. Var. 7 Un poco piu allegro
09. Var. 8 Piu vivace
10. Var. 9 Allegro pesante e risoluto
11. Var. 10 Presto
12. Var. 11 Allegretto
13. Var. 12 Un poco piu moto
14. Var. 13 Vivace
15. Var. 14 Grave e maestoso
16. Var. 15 Presto scherzando
17. Var. 16 Allegro
18. Var. 17 (without tempo indication)
19. Var. 18 Poco moderato
20. Var. 19 Presto
21. Var. 20 Andante
22. Var. 21 Allegro con brio
23. Var. 22 Allegro molto ( alla “Notte e giorno faticar” di Mozart)
24. Var. 23 Allegro assai
25. Var. 24 Fughetta. Andante
26. Var. 25 Allegro
27. Var. 26
28. Var. 27 Vivace
29. Var. 28 Allegro
30. Var. 29 Adagio ma non troppo
31. Var. 30 Andante, sempre cantabile
32. Var. 31 Largo, molto espressivo
33. Var. 32 Fuga. Allegro
34. Variation 33 – Tempo di Menuetto moderato
35. 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119
36. Fantasy for Piano, Op. 77
CD 11
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello And Orchestra, Op. 56 “Triple Concerto” (Instrumental)
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo
03. III. Rondo alla Polacca
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (Instrumental)
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Andante con moto
06. III. Rondo: vivace
It’s a fascinating collection; whether live or on disc, what always shone through Serkin’s playing was its unvarnished honesty, its refusal to do anything for effect or to ingratiate itself. Sometimes that makes for uncomfortable results – Serkin often seems to be in mortal combat with what he was playing – but his finest performances, as in the late sonatas (Opp 109, 110 and 111) here, were unique.