Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 - 32 [Box set] [Import]

Track Listings
1. (Cd 1) Sonate No.2 - 4    
2. (Cd 2) Sonate No.1,5,6,7 & 22    
3. (Cd 3) Sonate No.8,9,10, & 11    
4. (Cd 4) Sonate No.12,13,14, & 15    
5. (Cd 5) Sonate No.16,17,18, & 20    
6. (Cd 6) Sonate No.19, 21,23,25, & 26    
7. (Cd 7) Sonate No.27,28, & 29    
8. (Cd 8) Sonate No.24,30,31, & 32    

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 - 32, Music, Eric Heidsieck, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Classical
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5
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  • Kliegel & Tichman Finish Their Very Fine Beethoven Series
 Beethoven: Cello Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5

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ASIN: B0002TNGXW
Release Date: 2004-09-21

Tracks:

  1. Andante - Allegro Vivace
  2. Adagio - Tempo D' Andante
  3. Allegro Vivace
  4. Allegro Con Brio
  5. Adagio Con Molto Sentimento D' Affetto
  6. Allegro Fugato
  7. Theme: Allegretto
  8. Variation I
  9. Variation II
  10. Variation III
  11. Variation IV
  12. Variation V
  13. Variation VI
  14. Variation VII
  15. Variation VIII
  16. Variation IX
  17. Variation X: Allegro
  18. Variation XI: Adagio
  19. Variation XII: Allegro
  20. Allegro
  21. Minuetto

Album Description

Written in 1815 during the composer's final creative period, and at a time when the piano was becoming a more sonorous instrument, Beethoven's Cello Sonatas Nos. 4 and 5 exploit the cello's cantabile potential more fully than was previously possible. The great Sonata No. 5 features the first real slow movement of all the sonatas, a haunting Adagio in which both instruments are treated as equal partners. In the finale, an Allegro fugato, the musical argument is even more concentrated as Beethoven explores the extreme range of the developing keyboard instrument. This disc concludes Maria Kliegel's recordings of the complete music for cello and piano by Beethoven.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Kliegel & Tichman Finish Their Very Fine Beethoven Series.......2004-10-04

Maria Kliegel is a German cellist whose name has become increasingly familiar over the past few years. She is, in my opinion, one of the finest cellists to come along in a while. And her piano partner here, Nina Tichman, an American teaching in Germany, is an equally secure and musicianly player. I wrote a very positive review of their earliest issue in this series of all of Beethoven's cello/piano music. And here the pair finish out that task with Volume 3 which includes not only the two final sonatas, No. 4 in C, Op. 102, No. 1 and No. 5 in D, Op. 102, No. 2 (sometimes called the 'Erdödy Sonatas' after Countess Maria von Erdödy, a Beethoven patroness to whom they are dedicated), but also the rather lighter set of variations on 'See here the conqu'ring hero comes' from Handel's 'Judas Maccabaeus,' WoO45 and a real rarity, the viola and cello duet in E flat, WoO 32.

The playing is at a high level throughout. Kliegel and Tichman are able to convey the drama of the sonatas without their sound becoming rough or unpleasant. Many cello/piano duos soften their approach, using a more rounded tone to avoid that problem. The present duo meet the challenges squarely and come through with, particularly in the outer movements, strongly delineated and yet beautiful-toned performances. I have been very taken with the complete set done by David Finckel and Wu Han (on their own label, ArtistLed, available only from the label's website) and of course the Rostropovich/Richter set. But this duo meets their competitors head on and is at least the equal of the others. The long line of the adagio movements in both sonatas is beautifully maintained. The brio of the two final movements is equally effective. But best of all are the large first movements of the two sonatas. They convey Beethoven's structural thinking clearly and expertly and with all possible drama. The Maccabaeus variations are not Beethoven's finest composition, but they are fun to hear (and, I suspect, to play). Our duo plays them with sweet innocence and obvious joy.

The big surprise, largely because I'd never heard the viola/cello duet before, is that although this is early Beethoven (written probably in 1798) has a humorous subtitle ('Duet with Two Obbligato Eyeglasses,' reportedly given to the work jokingly by Beethoven because the amateur cellist for whom it was written had very weak eyesight) is that it is a very strong work. Indeed, this thirteen minute work in two movements reminds at times of Mozart's string trio, the great Divertimento in E flat, K. 563. And Zimmermann and Kliegel play the socks off it.

So, the bottom line is that this issue, like its predecessors, is a very strong entry in the field, and when one considers Naxos's budget price, it is well-nigh irresistible.

TT=58:47

Scott Morrison
Beethoven: Die Klaviersonaten/Piano Sonatas/Les Sonates pour Piano Nos. 16-32
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    		Beethoven: Die Klaviersonaten/Piano Sonatas/Les Sonates pour Piano Nos. 16-32

    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000001G5F
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Sonate No. 16 G-dur Op. 31 No. 1(In G Major): 1. Allegro vivace
    2. Sonate No. 16 G-dur Op. 31 No. 1 (In G Major): 2. Adagio grazioso
    3. Sonate No. 16 G-dur Op. 31 No. 1 (In G Major): 3. Rondo. Allegretto
    4. Sonate No. 17 d-moll Op. 31 No. 2 'Sturm-Sonate' (In D Minor 'The Tempest'): 1. Largo - Allegro
    5. Sonate No. 17 d-moll Op. 31 No. 2 'Sturm-Sonate' (In D Minor 'The Tempest'): 2. Adagio
    6. Sonate No. 17 d-moll Op. 31 No. 2 'Sturm-Sonate' (In D Minor 'The Tempest'): 3. Allegretto
    7. Sonate No. 19 G-moll Op. 49 No. 1 (In G Minor): 1. Andante
    8. Sonate No. 19 G-moll Op. 49 No. 1 (In G Minor): 2. Rondo. Allegro
    9. Sonate No. 20 G-dur Op. 49 No. 2 (In G Major): 1. Allegro, ma non troppo
    10. Sonate No. 20 G-dur Op. 49 No. 2 (In G Major): 2. Tempo di Menuetto

    Tracks:

    1. Sonate No. 18 Es-dur Op. 31 No. 3 (In E Flat Major): 1. Allegro
    2. Sonate No. 18 Es-dur Op. 31 No. 3 (In E Flat Major): 2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
    3. Sonate No. 18 Es-dur Op. 31 No. 3 (In E Flat Major): 3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
    4. Sonate No. 18 Es-dur Op. 31 No. 3 (In E Flat Major): 4. Presto con fuoco
    5. Sonate No. 21 C-dur Op. 53 'Waldstein-Sonate' (In C Major): 1. Allegro con brio
    6. Sonate No. 21 C-dur Op. 53 'Waldstein-Sonate' (In C Major): 2. Introduzione. Adagio molto - attacca:
    7. Sonate No. 21 C-dur Op. 53 'Waldstein-Sonate' (In C Major): 3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato
    8. Sonate No. 22 F-dur Op. 54 (In F Major): 1. In tempo d'un Menuetto
    9. Sonate No. 22 F-dur Op. 54 (In F Major): 2. Allegretto

    Tracks:

    1. Sonate No. 23 f-moll Op. 57 ' Appassionata (In F Minor): 1. Allegro assai
    2. Sonate No. 23 f-moll Op. 57 ' Appassionata (In F Minor): 2. Andante con moto - attacca:
    3. Sonate No. 23 f-moll Op. 57 ' Appassionata (In F Minor): 3. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto
    4. Sonate No. 24 Fis-dur Op. 78 (In F Sharp Major): 1. Adagio cantibile - Allegro, ma non troppo
    5. Sonate No. 24 Fis-dur Op. 78 (In F Sharp Major): 2. Allegro vivace
    6. Sonate No. 25 G-dur Op. 79 (In G Major): 1. Presto alla tedesca
    7. Sonate No. 25 G-dur Op. 79 (In G Major): 2. Andante
    8. Sonate No. 25 G-dur Op. 79 (In G Major): 3. Vivace
    9. Sonate No. 26 Es-dur Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' (In E Flat Major): 1. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio - Allegro
    10. Sonate No. 26 Es-dur Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' (In E Flat Major): 2. Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo
    11. Sonate No. 26 Es-dur Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' (In E Flat Major): 3. Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente

    Tracks:

    1. Sonate No. 27 e-moll, Op. 90 (In E Minor): 1. Mit Lebhaftigkein und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
    2. Sonate No. 27 e-moll, Op. 90 (In E Minor): 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
    3. Sonate No. 28 A-dur Op. 101 (In A Major): 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit dre innegsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo
    4. Sonate No. 28 A-dur Op. 101 (In A Major): 2. Lebhaft, marschmassig. Vivace alla Marcia
    5. Sonate No. 28 A-dur Op. 101 (In A Major): 3. Langsam und sehnuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affeto - attacca:
    6. Sonate No. 28 A-dur Op. 101 (In A Major): 4. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
    7. Sonate No. 30 E-dur Op. 109 (In E Major): 1. Vivace, ma non troppo
    8. Sonate No. 30 E-dur Op. 109 (In E Major): 2. Prestissimo
    9. Sonate No. 30 E-dur Op. 109 (In E Major): 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

    Tracks:

    1. Sonate No. 29 B-dur Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier' (In B Flat Major): 1. Allegro
    2. Sonate No. 29 B-dur Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier' (In B Flat Major): 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace
    3. Sonate No. 29 B-dur Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier' (In B Flat Major): 3. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento
    4. Sonate No. 29 B-dur Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier' (In B Flat Major): 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto

    Tracks:

    1. Sonate No. 31 As-dur Op. 110 (In A Flat Major): 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    2. Sonate No. 31 As-dur Op. 110 (In A Flat Major): 2. Allegro molto
    3. Sonate No. 31 As-dur Op. 110 (In A Flat Major): 3. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo
    4. Sonate No. 32 c-moll Op. 111 (In C Minor): 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassioinato
    5. Sonate No. 32 c-moll Op. 111 (In C Minor): 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-32
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      		Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-32
      Yves Nat
      Manufacturer: Msi Music
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      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000N0TSFA
      Release Date: 2002-08-05

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