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Beethoven: Complete Piano SonatasPeter Takács Piano
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An ambition to record the piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven is common among great pianists, but Peter Takács' imposing box set is complete beyond ordinary expectations. Not only did he record all 32 piano sonatas with opus numbers, but he also included the less familiar Sonatina in F major, WoO 50, the Sonata in C major, WoO 51, the Three "Elector" Sonatas, the Sonata in D major for piano four hands (with Janice Weber on the secondo part), and the charming Andante in F major, known as the Andante favori. In addition to the 11 hybrid multichannel SACDs that come in a sturdy album of illustrated cardboard sleeves, there is also a hardcover book of "Notes" that contains thorough information about the sonatas along with many fascinating illustrations, and a comprehensive "Beethoven Timeline" included in a pocket inside the back cover. This might seem like over-packaging, and a bit more than anyone might really need, but when one considers the excellence of Takács performances, which are among the finest ever released, then all of the extras housed in this heavy box seem more like a tribute to the pianist's monumental achievement. There is little to quibble about, except perhaps the minor points of interpretation or technique, which aficianados can always find between performances, but Takács is such an esteemed artist and his readings are so elevated and polished, the discussion should focus instead on degrees of excellence. Takács' playing is clean, his expression subtle, his rhythms supple, his power unrivaled; furthermore, his understanding of Beethoven's methods and expressions is so profound that this set warrants the highest honors. Add to this Cambria's extraordinarily realistic DSD reproduction that captures every nuance of Takács' touch and the full range of the piano's timbres, and this lavish set can be understood to suit its musical subject matter most handsomely. Recommended as one of the finest Beethoven sonata cycles of any year. © Blair Sanderson, Rovi
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.1 in F-, Op.2, No.1 WorkRecorded 2001
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| 1 | 1.Allegro | 5:44 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio | 4:33 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Menuetto: Allegro | 3:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Prestissimo | 4:56 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2, No.2 WorkRecorded 2001
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| 5 | 1.Allegro vivace | 10:34 | $1.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Largo appassionato | 5:38 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Scherzo: Allegretto | 3:13 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 4.Rondo: Grazioso | 6:39 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2, No.3 WorkRecorded 2001
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| 9 | 1.Allegro con brio | 10:07 | $1.99 | |||
| 10 | 2.Adagio | 6:54 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 3.Scherzo: Allegro | 3:23 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 4.Finale: Allegro assai | 5:39 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.4 in Eb ('Grand Sonata'), Op.7 WorkRecorded 2003
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| 1 | 1.Allegro molto e con brio | 8:00 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Largo con gran espressione | 7:23 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Allegro | 4:50 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso | 7:08 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.19 in G-, Op.49, No.1 WorkRecorded 2003
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| 5 | 1.Andante | 3:32 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Rondo: Allegro | 3:29 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49, No.2 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 7 | 1.Allegro ma non troppo | 4:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Tempo di menuetto | 3:24 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.11 in Bb, Op.22 WorkRecorded 2003
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| 9 | 1.Allegro con brio | 7:35 | $1.49 | |||
| 10 | 2.Adagio con molto espressione | 7:24 | $1.49 | |||
| 11 | 3.Menuetto: Minore | 3:09 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 4.Rondo: Allegretto | 6:27 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.5 in C-, Op.10, No.1 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 1 | 1.Allegro molto e con brio | 5:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio molto | 7:53 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Finale: Prestissimo | 4:32 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10, No.2 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 4 | 1.Allegro | 9:35 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 2.Allegretto | 4:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Presto | 4:17 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10, No.3 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 7 | 1.Presto | 7:24 | $1.49 | |||
| 8 | 2.Largo e mesto | 8:58 | $1.49 | |||
| 9 | 3.Menuetto: Allegro | 2:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 4.Rondo: Allegro | 4:09 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.8 in C-, Op.13 ('Pathétique') WorkRecorded 2002
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| 1 | 1.Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio | 8:44 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio cantabile | 4:50 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Rondo: Allegro | 4:40 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14, No.1 WorkRecorded 2003
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| 4 | 1.Allegro | 6:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Allegretto | 3:08 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Rondo: Allegro comodo | 3:25 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14, No.2 WorkRecorded 2003
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| 7 | 1.Allegro | 6:54 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Andante | 4:36 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Scherzo: Allegro assai | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.12 in Ab, Op.26 ('Funeral March') WorkRecorded 2003
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| 10 | 1.Andante con variazioni | 7:12 | $1.49 | |||
| 11 | 2.Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto | 2:57 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 3.Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe | 6:33 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 4.Rondo: Allegro | 2:57 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.13 in Eb, Op.27, No.1 ('Quasi una fantasia') WorkRecorded 2002
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| 1 | 1.Andante. Allegro | 4:55 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Allegro molto e vivace | 2:12 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Adagio con espressione | 2:42 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Allegro vivace | 5:39 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.14 in C#-, Op.27, No.2 ('Moonlight') WorkRecorded 2002
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| 5 | 1.Adagio sostenuto | 5:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Allegretto | 2:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Presto agitato | 7:56 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 ('Pastoral') WorkRecorded 2002
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| 8 | 1.Allegro | 9:35 | $1.49 | |||
| 9 | 2.Andante | 7:18 | $1.49 | |||
| 10 | 3.Scherzo: Allegro vivace | 2:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 4.Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo | 5:24 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31, No.1 WorkRecorded 2004
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| 1 | 1.Allegro vivace | 6:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio grazioso | 9:27 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Rondo: Allegretto | 6:36 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.17 in D-, Op.31, No.2 ('Tempest') WorkRecorded 2003
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| 4 | 1.Largo. Allegro | 8:16 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 2.Adagio | 7:56 | $1.49 | |||
| 6 | 3.Allegretto | 6:28 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.18 in Eb, Op.31, No.3 ('The Hunt') WorkRecorded 2003
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| 7 | 1.Allegro | 8:32 | $1.49 | |||
| 8 | 2.Scherzo: Allegro vivace | 5:23 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso | 4:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 4.Presto con fuoco | 4:47 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 ('Waldstein') WorkRecorded 2001
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| 1 | 1.Allegro con brio | 10:45 | $1.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Introduzione: Molto adagio | 4:10 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Rondo: Allegro moderato | 10:02 | $1.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54 WorkRecorded 2001
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| 4 | 1.In tempo d'un menuetto | 5:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Allegretto | 5:58 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.23 in F-, Op.57 ('Appassionata') WorkRecorded 2001
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| 6 | 1.Allegro assai | 9:32 | $1.49 | |||
| 7 | 2.Andante con moto (attaca) | 5:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 3.Allegro ma non troppo | 8:29 | $1.49 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.24 in F#, Op.78 ('For Therese') WorkRecorded 2004
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| 1 | 1.Adagio cantabile. Allegro ma non troppo | 6:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Allegro vivace | 2:54 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79 ('Cuckoo') WorkRecorded 2004
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| 3 | 1.Presto alla tedesca | 4:48 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 2.Andante | 2:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 3.Vivace | 2:06 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.26 in Eb, Op.81a ('Les Adieux') WorkRecorded 2004
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| 6 | 1.Adagio. Allegro ('Les Adieux') | 6:55 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 2.Andante espressivo ('L'Absence') | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 3.Vivacissimamente ('Le Retour') | 6:14 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.27 in E-, Op.90 WorkRecorded 2004
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| 9 | 1.Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchhaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck | 5:31 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 2.Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen | 7:09 | $1.49 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 1 | 1.Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo) | 4:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia) | 6:23 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto) | 11:38 | $1.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.29 in Bb, Op.106 ('Hammerklavier') WorkRecorded 2004
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| 4 | 1.Allegro | 11:33 | $1.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Scherzo: Assai vivace | 2:54 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Adagio sostenuto | 16:44 | $2.99 | |||
| 7 | 4.Largo. Allegro risoluto | 12:21 | $1.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 1 | 1.Vivace, ma non troppo | 3:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Prestissimo | 2:33 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Variations 1-6) | 12:42 | $1.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.31 in Ab, Op.110 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 4 | 1.Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo | 6:23 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Allegro molto | 2:10 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Adagio ma non troppo: Arioso dolente | 10:06 | $1.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.32 in C-, Op.111 WorkRecorded 2002
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| 7 | 1.Maestoso: Allegro con brio ed appassionato | 9:20 | $1.49 | |||
| 8 | 2.Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile (Theme and Variations) | 17:48 | $2.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerAndante favori in F, WoO57 WorkRecorded 2007
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| 1 | Andante favori in F, WoO57 | 8:13 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata in C ('Eleonorem Sonate'), WoO51 (incomplete) WorkRecorded 2007
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| 2 | 1.Allegro | 4:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 2.Adagio | 2:11 | $0.99 | |||
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| 4 | 1.Allegro | 1:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Allegretto | 0:36 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer3 Piano Sonatas, WoO47 ('Electoral')...Sonata in Eb, WoO47, No.1 WorkRecorded 2007
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| 6 | 1.Allegro cantabile | 4:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 2.Andante | 2:27 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 3.Rondo vivace | 2:51 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer3 Piano Sonatas, WoO47 ('Electoral')...Piano Sonata in F-, WoO 47, No.2 WorkRecorded 2007
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| 9 | 1.Larghetto maestoso. Allegro assai | 4:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 2.Andante | 5:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 3.Presto | 3:30 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer3 Piano Sonatas, WoO47 ('Electoral')...Piano Sonata in D, WoO 47, No.3 WorkRecorded 2007
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| 12 | 1.Allegro | 5:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 2.Rondo: Moderato | 7:57 | $1.49 | |||
| 14 | 3.Scherzando: Allegretto, ma non troppo | 3:15 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata in D for Piano 4-hands, Op.6 WorkRecorded 2007 |
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| 15 | 1.Allegro | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 2.Rondo: Moderato | 2:56 | $0.99 | |||









