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Beethoven, Gould
Piano Sonatas 1
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 1. Allegro
2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 2. Adagio
3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 4. Pressitssimo
5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 1. Allegro vivace
6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 2. Largo appassionato
7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 3. Scherzo: Allegretto
8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 4. Rondo: Grazioso
9. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 1. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 2. Adagio
11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 3. Scherzo: Allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 4. Allegro assai
Track Listings (14) - Disc #2
1. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 1. Allegro molto e con brio
2. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 2. Adagio molto
3. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 3. Finale: Prestissimo
4. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2: 1. Allegro
5. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2: 2. Allegretto
6. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2: 3. Presto
7. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 1. Presto
8. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 2. Largo e mesto
9. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 3. Menuetto: Allegro
10. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 4. Rondo: Allegro
11. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 1. Andante con Variazioni
12. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 2. Scherzo: Allegro molto
13. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
14. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 4. Allegro
Track Listings (16) - Disc #3
1. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Path?tique'), Op. 13: 1. Grave; Allegro di molto e con brio
2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Path?tique'), Op. 13: 2. Adagio cantabile
3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Path?tique'), Op. 13: 3. Rondo: Allegro
4. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1: 1. Allegro
5. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1: 2. Allegretto
6. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1: 3. Rondo: Allegro commodo
7. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 1. Allegro
8. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 2. Andante
9. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 3. Scherzo: Allegro assai
10. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 1. Andante
11. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace
12. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 3. Adagio con espressione
13. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 4. Allegro vivace
14. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto
15. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 2. Allegretto
16. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 3. Presto agitato

CD Details

All Artists: Beethoven, Gould
Title: Piano Sonatas 1
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 1/14/1991
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 074644582123

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CD Reviews

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grandpiano_57 | Burlington, CT USA | 12/13/1999

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Gould is a magnificent pianist and when he nails a work, he brings life and meaning to it in ways other pianists could only dream about. On this CD however, the approach taken on many of these pieces seems to defy the spirit of the youthful Beethoven. Beethoven was a virtuoso in his early days and it is hard to imagine the young fiery pianist taking the pieces of Opus 2 at the extremely slow tempo's Gould selects here. Any other performer (Brendel, Goode, A. Fischer) will give you a better representative performance of these pieces. Too make matters worse, when playing the Moonlight sonata Movement one, Gould decides to rush things! I must state again, I love Gould overall but he does not do these pieces justice here in regards to the composers intentions. Also, there are no liner notes."

Rushed? Wait a minute . . .

Bob | Mesa, AZ USA | 06/13/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This may be the only recording by anyone of the Moolight Sonata near the tempo that Beethoven wrote it at! Yes, Gould is quirky, and noisy and pretty wild with his interpretations, but at least he got this one right. And it was no mistake - I am sure he heard the triplet as a triplet rather than as a dirge. Listen to the theme in the bass and you will hear this famous piece as completely new. You have to give Gould credit for musical insight and recognize that, whether you are comfortable with what he did, it was done with thought and passion. This recording is valuable if only for the first movement of the 14th sonata. I think there is a lot more here to be thankful for and recommend it highly."