Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 1. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 2. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 3. Menuetto: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1: 4. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 1. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 2. Largo appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 3. Scherzo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2: 4. Rondo: Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: 1. Allegro molto e con brio
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: 2. Largo, con gran espressione
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: 3. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major ('Grand Sonata'), Op. 7: 4. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 1. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 2. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 3. Scherzo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3: 4. Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 1. Allegro molto e con brio
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 2. Adagio molto
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1: 3. Finale: Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2: 1. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2: 2. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2: 3. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 2. Adagio cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: 3. Rondo: Allegro
Track Listings (14) - Disc #3
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 1. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 2. Largo e mesto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 3. Menuetto: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3: 4. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1: 1. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1: 2. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1: 3. Rondo: Allegro commodo
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 1. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 2. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2: 3. Scherzo: Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 1. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 2. Adagio con molta espressione
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 3. Menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22: 4. Rondo: Allegretto
Track Listings (15) - Disc #4
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 1. Andante con variazioni
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 2. Scherzo: Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major ('Funeral March'), Op. 26: 4. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 1. Andante - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 3. Adagio con espressione
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major ('Quasi una fantasia'), Op. 27/1: 4. Allegro vivace - Presto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 2. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ('Moonlight'), Op. 27/2: 3. Presto agiatato
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 1. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 2. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major ('Pastoral'), Op. 28: 4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Track Listings (12) - Disc #5
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1: 1. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1: 2. Adagio grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1: 3. Rondo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ('Tempest'), Op. 31/2: 1. Largo - Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ('Tempest'), Op. 31/2: 2. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ('Tempest'), Op. 31/2: 3. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 1. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 2. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 3. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major ('Hunt'), Op. 31/3: 4. Presto con fuoco
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49/1: 1. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49/1: 2. Rondo: Allegro
Track Listings (10) - Disc #6
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49/2: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49/2: 2. Tempo di menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 1. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 2. Introduzione: Adagio molto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ('Waldstein'), Op. 53: 3. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: 1. In tempo d'un menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54: 2. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 1. Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 2. Andante con moto
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ('Appassionata'), Op. 57: 3. Allegro ma non troppo
Track Listings (14) - Disc #7
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major ('A Thérèse'), Op. 78: 1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major ('A Thérèse'), Op. 78: 2. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: 1. Presto alla tedesca
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: 2. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major ('Cuckoo'), Op. 79: 3. Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 1. Adagio - Allegro (Lebewohl)
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 2. Andante espressivo (Abwesenheit)
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 3. Vivacissimamente (Das Wiedersehn)
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 2. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit
Track Listings (7) - Disc #8
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 1. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 2. Scherzo: Assai vivace
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 3. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ('Hammerklavier'), Op. 106: 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 2. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 3. Andante, molto cantabile ed espressivo
Track Listings (6) - Disc #9
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 1. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 2. Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 3. Adagio, ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: 2. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Andante for piano in F major ('Andante favori') WoO 57
Track Listings (6) - Disc #10
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 1. Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 2. Largo
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 3. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: 1. Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: 2. Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19: 3. Rondo: Molto allegro
Track Listings (6) - Disc #11
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 1. Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 2. Largo
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: 3. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: 1. Allegro moderato
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: 2. Andante con moto
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: 3. Rondo: Vivace
Track Listings (6) - Disc #12
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ('Emperor'), Op. 73: 1. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ('Emperor'), Op. 73: 2. Adagio un poco mosso
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ('Emperor'), Op. 73: 3. Rondo: Allegro
Fantasia for piano, chorus, and orchestra ('Choral Fantasy'), Op. 80: 1. Adagio
Fantasia for piano, chorus, and orchestra ('Choral Fantasy'), Op. 80: 2. Finale: Allegro - Meno allegro - Allegro molto - Adagio ma n
Fantasia for piano, chorus, and orchestra ('Choral Fantasy'), Op. 80: 3. Allegro - Allegretto ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto)
Alfred Brendel, one of the world's most famous and revered pianists, recently retired from the concert stage. With a career that spanned almost 60 years, Brendel has played a large portion of the piano solo, chamber and c... more »oncerto repertoire in the world's great musical capitals. On January 5, 2011, Brendel will celebrate his 80th birthday. Decca is proud to re-issue, at an exceptional budget price, two box sets devoted to the core of Brendel's recital repertoire: Beethoven and Schubert. The Beethoven box is a re-issue of Brendel's ANALOGUE recordings of the Beethoven Sonatas (recorded 1970-77) along with his first cycle of the Beethoven concertos (recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Bernard Haitink 1976-77). These are different recordings than the previously released Beethoven cycle from Brendel (028947818212 - release 10/6/2009). CD 1 Sonatas Op.2, nos.1 & 2; op.7 CD 2 Sonatas Op.2 no.3; Op.10, nos.1 & 2; Op.13 CD 3 Sonatas Op.10, no.3; Op.14, nos.1 & 2 Op.22 CD 4 Sonatas Op.26; Op.27 nos.1 & 2; Op.28 CD 5 Sonatas Op.31 nos.1-3; Op.49 no.1 CD 6 Sonatas Op.49, no. 2; Op.53; Op.54; Op.57 CD 7 Sonatas Op.78; Op.79; Op.81a; Op.90; Op.101 CD 8 Sonatas Op.106; Op.109 CD 9 Sonatas Op.110; Op.111; Andante favori, WoO 57 CD 10 Piano Concertos 1 & 2 CD 11 Piano Concertos 3 & 4 CD 12 Piano Concerto 5; Choral fantasia« less
Alfred Brendel, one of the world's most famous and revered pianists, recently retired from the concert stage. With a career that spanned almost 60 years, Brendel has played a large portion of the piano solo, chamber and concerto repertoire in the world's great musical capitals. On January 5, 2011, Brendel will celebrate his 80th birthday. Decca is proud to re-issue, at an exceptional budget price, two box sets devoted to the core of Brendel's recital repertoire: Beethoven and Schubert. The Beethoven box is a re-issue of Brendel's ANALOGUE recordings of the Beethoven Sonatas (recorded 1970-77) along with his first cycle of the Beethoven concertos (recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Bernard Haitink 1976-77). These are different recordings than the previously released Beethoven cycle from Brendel (028947818212 - release 10/6/2009). CD 1 Sonatas Op.2, nos.1 & 2; op.7 CD 2 Sonatas Op.2 no.3; Op.10, nos.1 & 2; Op.13 CD 3 Sonatas Op.10, no.3; Op.14, nos.1 & 2 Op.22 CD 4 Sonatas Op.26; Op.27 nos.1 & 2; Op.28 CD 5 Sonatas Op.31 nos.1-3; Op.49 no.1 CD 6 Sonatas Op.49, no. 2; Op.53; Op.54; Op.57 CD 7 Sonatas Op.78; Op.79; Op.81a; Op.90; Op.101 CD 8 Sonatas Op.106; Op.109 CD 9 Sonatas Op.110; Op.111; Andante favori, WoO 57 CD 10 Piano Concertos 1 & 2 CD 11 Piano Concertos 3 & 4 CD 12 Piano Concerto 5; Choral fantasia