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Beethoven: The Famous Piano Sonatas
Artist
Paul Lewis
Label
Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue Number
HMX290403031
Release Date
May 13, 2022

Paul Lewis’s recording of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas at once took its place as one of the great modern sets. To celebrate twenty years of collaboration with the British pianist, harmonia mundi invites you to rediscover some of the finest sonatas from this monument, each with its own unique character. A splendid opportunity to admire Paul Lewis’s infinite range of touch, with its combination of rigour and imagination, which brings out all the poetry of these famous works.

Disc 1

  1. 1 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 9:48
  2. 2 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Andante cantabile 5:23
  3. 3 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo (Allegro) 5:21
  4. 4 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto 5:15
  5. 5 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto 2:19
  6. 6 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato 7:38
  7. 7 Sonate pour Piano No. 24 en Fa Dièse Majeur, Op. 78 "à Thérèse": I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo 7:19
  8. 8 Sonate pour Piano No. 24 en Fa Dièse Majeur, Op. 78 "à Thérèse": II. Allegro vivace 3:10
  9. 9 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 ʻFür Elise' 3:23
  10. 10 Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro 8:53

Disc 2

  1. 1 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai 10:25
  2. 2 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto - Allegro non troppo 5:46
  3. 3 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto 8:38
  4. 4 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro 11:39
  5. 5 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo (Assai vivace) 2:48
  6. 6 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto (Appassionato e con molto sentimento) 18:31
  7. 7 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo - Allegro - Allegro risoluto 12:52
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