Alfred Brendel – Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas & Concertos

The Beethoven Box is a re-issue of Brendel’s analogue recordings of the Beethoven Sonatas (recorded 1970-77) along with his first cycle of Beethoven Concertos (recorded with the London Philharmonic and Bernard Haitink 1976-77) on 12 CDs.

Tracklisting:

CD 1

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
4. Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 No.2
5. Allegro vivace
6. Largo appassionato
7. Scherzo (Allegretto)
8. Rondo (Grazioso)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat, Op.7
9. Allegro molto e con brio
10. Largo, con gran espressione
11. Allegro
12. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)

CD 2
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2 No.3
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
4. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1
5. Allegro molto e con brio
6. Adagio molto
7. Finale (Prestissimo)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10 No.2
8. Allegro
9. Allegretto
10. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 -“Pathétique”
11. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
12. Adagio cantabile
13. Rondo (Allegro)

CD 3
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3
1. Presto
2. Largo e mesto
3. Menuetto (Allegro)
4. Rondo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14 No.1
5. Allegro
6. Allegretto
7. Rondo (Allegro comodo)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14 No.2
8. Allegro
9. Andante
10. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat, Op.22
11. Allegro con brio
12. Adagio con molto espressione
13. Menuetto
14. Rondo (Allegretto)

CD 4
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat, Op.26
1. Andante con variazioni
2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe
4. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, Op.27 No.1
5. Andante – Allegro – Tempo I
6. Allegro molto e vivace
7. Adagio con espressione
8. Allegro vivace – Tempo I – Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 -“Moonlight”
9. Adagio sostenuto
10. Allegretto
11. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 -“Pastorale”
12. Allegro
13. Andante
14. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
15. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)

CD 5
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31 No.1
1. Allegro vivace
2. Adagio grazioso
3. Rondo (Allegretto)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 -“Tempest”
4. Largo – Allegro
5. Adagio
6. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat, Op.31 No.3 -“The Hunt”
7. Allegro
8. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)
9. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
10. Presto con fuoco
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1
11. Andante
12. Rondo (Allegro)

CD 6
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49 No.2
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Tempo di Menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 -“Waldstein”
3. Allegro con brio
4. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
5. Rondo (Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54
6. In Tempo d’un Menuetto
7. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 -“Appassionata”
8. Allegro assai
9. Andante con moto
10. Allegro ma non troppo

CD 7
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp, Op.78 “For Therese”
1. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo
2. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79
3. Presto alla tedesca
4. Andante
5. Vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat, Op.81a -“Les adieux”
6. Das Lebewohl (Adagio – Allegro)
7. Abwesendheit (Andante espressivo)
8. Das Wiedersehn (Vivacissimamente)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90
9. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
10. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101
11. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
12. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)
13. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)
14. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossen- heit (Allegro)

CD 8
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat, Op.106 -“Hammerklavier”
1. Allegro
2. Scherzo (Assai vivace – Presto – Prestissimo – Tempo I)
3. Adagio sostenuto
4. Largo – Allegro risoluto
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109
5. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I
6. Prestissimo
7. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

CD 9
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat, Op.110
1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
2. Allegro molto
3. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111
4. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
5. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)
6. Ludwig van Beethoven – Andante favori in F, WoO 57

CD 10
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15
1. Allegro con brio
2. Largo
3. Rondo (Allegro scherzando)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major, Op.19
4. Allegro con brio
5. Adagio
6. Rondo (Molto allegro)

CD 11
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37
1. Allegro con brio
2. Largo
3. Rondo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58
4. Allegro moderato
5. Andante con moto
6. Rondo (Vivace)

CD 12
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 -“Emperor”
1. Allegro
2. Adagio un poco mosso
3. Rondo (Allegro)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op.80
4. Adagio
5. Finale: a) Allegro – Meno allegro – Allegro molto – Adagio ma non troppo – Marcia, assai vivace
6. Finale: b) Allegro – Allegretto ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto) – Presto

Boxset Dimensions: 5.2″x5.1″x1.3″