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Beethoven: Piano SonatasEmil Grigoryevich Gilels Piano
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Every man's death diminishes us all, but the death of a man so close to completing his greatest achievement and the summation of his life's work diminishes us all greatly—very, very greatly. When Emil Gilels died in 1985, he had completed recordings of most but not all of Beethoven'spiano sonatas, released here in a nine-disc set. What's here is unimaginably good: superlative recordings of 27 of the 32 canonical sonatas, including the "Pathétique," "Moonlight," "Waldstein," "Appassionata," "Les Adieux," and the majestic "Hammerklavier," plus the two early "Electoral" Sonatas and the mighty Eroica Variations. What's missing is unimaginably priceless: five of the canonical sonatas, including the first and—horror vacui—the last. But still, for what there is, we must be grateful. Beyond all argument one of the great pianists of the twentieth century, Gilels the Soviet super virtuoso had slowly mellowed and ripened over his long career, and when he began recording the sonatas in 1972, his interpretations had matured and deepened while his superlative technique remained gloriously intact straight through to the last recordings of his final year. In performance after performance, one marvels at Gilels' virtuosity, his expressivity, and his sheer joy in music-making. But most of all, it is through the intensity of Gilels' interpretations, in the way he finds the depths of the Largos and reaches the heights of the Allegro vivaces, in the way he seems to so thoroughly understand and completely identify with Beethoven's music, that we understand it in a new and better way ourselves. While obviously not the only Beethoven piano sonata set one should have on the shelf, any Beethoven collection without Gilels is a poorer Beethoven collection. From high stereo to early digital, Deutsche Grammophon's sound is consistently translucent. © James Leonard, All Music Guide
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2, No.2 WorkRecorded 1984
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| 1 | 1.Allegro vivace | 7:08 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Largo appassionato | 7:37 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Scherzo: Allegretto | 3:29 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Rondo: Grazioso | 7:31 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2, No.3 WorkRecorded 1981
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| 5 | 1.Allegro con brio | 10:09 | $1.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Adagio | 8:50 | $1.49 | |||
| 7 | 3.Scherzo: Allegro | 3:00 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 4.Finale: Allegro assai | 5:32 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer3 Piano Sonatas, WoO47 ('Electoral')...Sonata in Eb, WoO47, No.1 WorkRecorded 1985
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| 9 | 1.Allegro cantabile | 4:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 2.Andante | 3:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 3.Rondo vivace | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer3 Piano Sonatas, WoO47 ('Electoral')...Piano Sonata in F-, WoO 47, No.2 WorkRecorded 1985
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| 12 | 1.Larghetto maestoso. Allegro assai | 5:03 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 2.Andante | 6:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 3.Presto | 3:36 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.4 in Eb ('Grand Sonata'), Op.7 WorkRecorded 1984
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| 1 | 1.Allegro molto e con brio | 8:49 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Largo con gran espressione | 9:59 | $1.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Allegro | 5:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso | 7:58 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.8 in C-, Op.13 ('Pathétique') WorkRecorded 1980
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| 5 | 1.Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio | 9:11 | $1.49 | |||
| 6 | 2.Adagio cantabile | 5:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Rondo: Allegro | 5:03 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14, No.2 WorkRecorded 1985
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| 8 | 1.Allegro | 8:06 | $1.49 | |||
| 9 | 2.Andante | 8:05 | $1.49 | |||
| 10 | 3.Scherzo: Allegro assai | 3:46 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.5 in C-, Op.10, No.1 WorkRecorded 1985
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| 1 | 1.Allegro molto e con brio | 7:01 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio molto | 11:45 | $1.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Finale: Prestissimo | 4:57 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10, No.2 WorkRecorded 1973
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| 4 | 1.Allegro | 8:54 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 2.Allegretto | 5:25 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Presto | 3:52 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10, No.3 WorkRecorded 1980
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| 7 | 1.Presto | 6:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Largo e mesto | 10:49 | $1.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Menuetto: Allegro | 2:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 4.Rondo: Allegro | 4:14 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.11 in Bb, Op.22 WorkRecorded 1985
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| 1 | 1.Allegro con brio | 8:08 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio con molto espressione | 11:18 | $1.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Menuetto: Minore | 3:48 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Rondo: Allegretto | 7:20 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.12 in Ab, Op.26 ('Funeral March') WorkRecorded 1975
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| 5 | 1.Andante con variazioni | 8:37 | $1.49 | |||
| 6 | 2.Scherzo and Trio: Allegro molto | 2:50 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe | 6:22 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 4.Rondo: Allegro | 2:26 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer15 Variations and Fugue in Eb on an Original Theme ('Eroica Variations'), Op.35 WorkRecorded 1980
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| 9 | Introduzione col Basso del Tema: Allegretto vivace | 3:00 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | Tema: Allegretto vivace | 0:42 | $0.49 | |||
| 11 | Variation 1 | 0:37 | $0.49 | |||
| 12 | Variation 2 | 0:51 | $0.49 | |||
| 13 | Variation 3 | 0:39 | $0.49 | |||
| 14 | Variation 4 | 0:32 | $0.49 | |||
| 15 | Variation 5 | 0:52 | $0.49 | |||
| 16 | Variation 6 | 0:32 | $0.49 | |||
| 17 | Variation 7: Canone all'ottava | 0:38 | $0.49 | |||
| 18 | Variation 8 | 1:01 | $0.49 | |||
| 19 | Variation 9 | 0:39 | $0.49 | |||
| 20 | Variation 10 | 0:37 | $0.49 | |||
| 21 | Variation 11 | 0:44 | $0.49 | |||
| 22 | Variation 12 | 0:40 | $0.49 | |||
| 23 | Variation 13 | 0:44 | $0.49 | |||
| 24 | Variation 14: Minore | 1:43 | $0.49 | |||
| 25 | Variation 15: Maggiore. Largo | 3:42 | $0.99 | |||
| 26 | Coda | 1:12 | $0.49 | |||
| 27 | Finale: Alla Fuga. Allegro con brio. Andante con moto | 4:43 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.13 in Eb, Op.27, No.1 ('Quasi una fantasia') WorkRecorded 1980
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| 1 | 1.Andante. Allegro | 5:50 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Allegro molto e vivace | 1:40 | $0.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Adagio con espressione | 3:11 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Allegro vivace | 5:34 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.14 in C#-, Op.27, No.2 ('Moonlight') WorkRecorded 1980
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| 5 | 1.Adagio sostenuto | 6:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Allegretto | 2:32 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Presto agitato | 7:08 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 ('Pastoral') WorkRecorded 1982
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| 8 | 1.Allegro | 12:11 | $1.99 | |||
| 9 | 2.Andante | 8:38 | $1.49 | |||
| 10 | 3.Scherzo: Allegro vivace | 2:20 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 4.Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo | 5:51 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31, No.1 WorkRecorded 1975
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| 1 | 1.Allegro vivace | 6:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio grazioso | 11:07 | $1.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Rondo: Allegretto | 6:43 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.17 in D-, Op.31, No.2 ('Tempest') WorkRecorded 1981
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| 4 | 1.Largo. Allegro | 9:20 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 2.Adagio | 9:23 | $1.49 | |||
| 6 | 3.Allegretto | 7:25 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.18 in Eb, Op.31, No.3 ('The Hunt') WorkRecorded 1981
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| 7 | 1.Allegro | 9:04 | $1.49 | |||
| 8 | 2.Scherzo: Allegro vivace | 5:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso | 4:54 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 4.Presto con fuoco | 4:21 | $0.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.19 in G-, Op.49, No.1 WorkRecorded 1982
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| 1 | 1.Andante | 6:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Rondo: Allegro | 3:31 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49, No.2 WorkRecorded 1984
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| 3 | 1.Allegro ma non troppo | 5:02 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 2.Tempo di menuetto | 3:48 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 ('Waldstein') WorkRecorded 1972
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| 5 | 1.Allegro con brio | 11:04 | $1.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Introduzione: Molto adagio | 4:38 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Rondo: Allegro moderato | 9:19 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.23 in F-, Op.57 ('Appassionata') WorkRecorded 1973
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| 8 | 1.Allegro assai | 11:07 | $1.99 | |||
| 9 | 2.Andante con moto (attaca) | 6:29 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 3.Allegro ma non troppo | 7:52 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79 ('Cuckoo') WorkRecorded 1974
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| 11 | 1.Presto alla tedesca | 4:48 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 2.Andante | 3:37 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 3.Vivace | 1:46 | $0.49 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.26 in Eb, Op.81a ('Les Adieux') WorkRecorded 1974
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| 1 | 1.Adagio. Allegro ('Les Adieux') | 7:20 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Andante espressivo ('L'Absence') | 4:02 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Vivacissimamente ('Le Retour') | 6:00 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.27 in E-, Op.90 Work
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| 4 | 1.Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchhaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck | 5:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen | 8:17 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109 WorkRecorded 1985
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| 6 | 1.Vivace, ma non troppo | 4:08 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 2.Prestissimo | 2:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 3a.Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo: Theme | 2:32 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3b.Variation 1: Molto espressivo | 2:02 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 3c.Variation 2: Leggiermente | 1:42 | $0.49 | |||
| 11 | 3d.Variation 3: Allegro vivace | 0:29 | $0.49 | |||
| 12 | 3e.Variation 4. Etwas langsamer als das Thema (Un poco meno andante ciò è un poco più adagio come il) | 2:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 3f.Variation 5: Allegro, ma non troppo | 1:03 | $0.49 | |||
| 14 | 3g.Variation 6: Tempo 1 del tema. Cantabile | 3:53 | $0.99 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.31 in Ab, Op.110 WorkRecorded 1985
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| 15 | 1.Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo | 7:30 | $1.49 | |||
| 16 | 2.Allegro molto | 2:20 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 3.Adagio ma non troppo: Arioso dolente | 12:15 | $1.99 | |||
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Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101 WorkRecorded 1972
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| 1 | 1.Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo) | 4:18 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia) | 6:14 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto) | 3:27 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro) | 7:31 | $1.49 | |||
Ludwig van Beethoven ComposerPiano Sonata No.29 in Bb, Op.106 ('Hammerklavier') WorkRecorded 1982
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| 5 | 1.Allegro | 12:24 | $1.99 | |||
| 6 | 2.Scherzo: Assai vivace | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 3.Adagio sostenuto | 19:51 | $3.49 | |||
| 8 | 4.Largo. Allegro risoluto | 13:38 | $2.49 | |||









