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Beethoven: 29 Piano Sonatas / Gilels

Beethoven: 29 Piano Sonatas / Gilels
Ludwig van Beethoven, Emil Gilels

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Disc 1:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 1. Allegro vivace
  2. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 2. Largo appassionato
  3. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 3. Scherzo. Allegretto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 4. Rondo. Grazioso
  5. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 1. Allegro con brio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 2. Adagio
  7. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
  8. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 4. Allegro assai
  9. Piano Sonata in E flat major ('Kurf�rstensonate'), WoO 47/1: 1. Allegro cantabile
  10. Piano Sonata in E flat major ('Kurf�rstensonate'), WoO 47/1: 2. Andante
  11. Piano Sonata in E flat major ('Kurf�rstensonate'), WoO 47/1: 3. Rondo vivace
  12. Piano Sonata in F minor ('Kurf�rstensonate'), WoO 47/2: 1. Larghetto maestoso - Allegro assai
  13. Piano Sonata in F minor ('Kurf�rstensonate'), WoO 47/2: 2. Andante
  14. Piano Sonata in F minor ('Kurf�rstensonate'), WoO 47/2: 3. Presto

Disc 2:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: 1. Allegro molto e con brio
  2. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: 2. Largo, con gran espressione
  3. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: 3. Allegro - Minore - Allegro
  4. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: Rondo. Poco Allegretto e grazioso
  5. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Path�tique'), Op. 13: 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Path�tique'), Op. 13: 2. Adagio cantabile
  7. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Path�tique'), Op. 13: 3. Rondo. Allegro
  8. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 1. Allegro
  9. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 2. Andante
  10. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 3. Scherzo. Allegro assai

Disc 3:

  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

Disc 4:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 1. Allegro con brio
  2. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 2. Adagio con molta espressione
  3. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 3. Menuetto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 4. Rondo. Allegretto
  5. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 1. Andante con Variazioni
  6. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto
  7. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
  8. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 4. Allergro
  9. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Introduzione col Bass
  10. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Tema
  11. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 1
  12. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 2
  13. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 3
  14. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 4
  15. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 5
  16. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 6
  17. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 7: Canone a
  18. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 8
  19. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 9
  20. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 10
  21. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 11
  22. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 12
  23. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 13
  24. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 14: Minore
  25. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Variation 15: Maggior
  26. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Coda
  27. Variations (15) and fugue on a theme from 'Prometheus' for piano in E flat major ('Eroica Variations'), Op. 35: Finale alla Fuga. All

Disc 5:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo 1
  2. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace
  3. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 3. Adagio con espressione
  4. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 4. Allegro vivace - Presto
  5. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto
  6. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 2. Allegretto
  7. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 3. Presto agitato
  8. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 1. Allegro
  9. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 2. Andante
  10. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  11. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 4. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo

Disc 6:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1: 1. Allegro vivace
  2. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1: 2. Adagio grazioso
  3. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1: 3. Rondo. Allegretto
  4. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ('Tempest'), Op. 31/2: 1. Largo - Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ('Tempest'), Op. 31/2: 2. Adagio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ('Tempest'), Op. 31/2: 3. Allegretto
  7. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 1. Allegro
  8. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
  9. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
  10. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 4. Presto con fuoco

Disc 7:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49/1: 1. Andante
  2. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49/1: 2. Rondo. Allegro
  3. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49/2: 1. Allegro, ma non troppo
  4. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49/2: 2. Tempo di Menuetto
  5. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 1. Allegro con brio
  6. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 2. Introduzione. Adagio molto - attacca:
  7. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
  8. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 1. Allegro assai
  9. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 2. Andante con moto - attacca:
  10. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 3. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto
  11. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: 1. Presto alla tedesca
  12. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: 2. Andante
  13. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: 3. Vivace

Disc 8:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 1. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio - Allegro
  2. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 2. Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo
  3. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 3. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente
  4. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  5. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
  6. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
  7. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 2. Prestissimo
  8. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung, Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
  9. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Variation 1: Molto espressivo
  10. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Variation 2: Leggiermente
  11. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Variation 3: Allegro vivace
  12. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Variation 4: Etwas langsamer als das Thema, Un poco meno andante ci� � un poco pi� adagio co
  13. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Varition 5: Allegro, ma non troppo
  14. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: Variation 6: Tempo 1 del tema, Cantabile
  15. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
  16. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 2. Allegro molto
  17. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 3. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

Disc 9:

  1. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo
  2. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 2. Lebhaft, marschm��ig, vivace alla Marcia
  3. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto - attacca:
  4. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 4. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
  5. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 1. Allegro
  6. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace
  7. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 3. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento
  8. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #192281 in Music
  • Released on: 2002-05-08
  • Number of discs: 9
  • Formats: Box set, Import
  • Dimensions: 1.03 pounds

Editorial Reviews

Album Description
9 CD box set, including the complete recording of Beethoven's sonatas.

Customer Reviews

Musical and wise Beethoven5
Emil Gilels needs no praise of introduction from me for those of you who know him; those of you who don't might want to give him a listen. Gilels' playing is assured, wise and sensitive. His notes are nicely rounded, he has a great sense of mood and architecture and behind his sensitivity lies great power - restrained power. You are listening to a giant; a giant who can gently cast of the sweetest, most delicate notes; a giant who can hurl volleys of bold chords. There are times when he seems to suspend time itself - we tread with him in the most limpid, fresh water surrounded by beauty and mystery.

Sadly this Beethoven cycle is incomplete; but no matter, for what he did record is a joy. Each time I go back to this collection and specific recordings I find new things to appreciate. I also enjoy Kovacevich (great Schubert, too - EMI) and Richard Goode (Nonesuch). Of the three men, I feel Gilels brings me the closest to an "experience" - define that as you will...

If you want a less expensive way to sample Gilels' sensitive and delicate playing, buy his recording of Grieg solo piano pieces on DG. These are not big works, but they are sweet and delicate - cherry blossoms? However, do try the Beethoven. I think this set would make a thoughtful and impressive gift, too. There are also some single discs of this Beethoven cycle available.

Exceptional recording5
I have several complete recordings of these sonatas including Barenboim (wonderful), Brendel (masterful) and Kempff (classic performances). Emil Gilels, whom I heard play in NY many years ago, produces a sublime interpretation with startling majesty and insight. I would not trade off the others, but I certainly place this recording first. How sad that he died at 69 and before completing this cycle.

The best Beethoven's sonatas5
Beethoven piano sonatas have come with me for long time, I even can't remember the first time I listened the Hammerklavier. I've heard many issues of these sonatas, maybe more than 20, but just want to make a comparision between 4 best pianists: Schnabel, Arrau, Richter, and Gilels.
C. Arrau has been thought as Beethoven's messenger. He played all Beethoven concertos and sonatas perfectly, smoothly. But in here Arrau seems lacking of agressive and unique. By contrast, A. Schnabel played faster and stronger. Especially in Hammerklavier, Schnabel raised his voice to the tempest in the simple notes. First time I listened to S. Richter in Adagio movement of Hammerklavier, all statues of my favorite pianists playing this sonata had collapsed. His sound like drops of crystal, slowly and slowly. But just only Gilels can make you feel all of emotions: happy, sad, agressive, calm... You can smile and cry with Gilels Hammerklavier.
If you want to listen to Beethoven sonatas, this box set is the best one. Actually, it just has 29 sonatas, other 3 (No.30, 31, 32) can find from S. Richter (but very rare now).