Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas - Maurizio Pollini (2CD)

CD 1: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.8 "Pathétique", 14 "Moonlight", 23 "Appassionata" & 24 "For Therese"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique"

1. 1. Grave Allegro di molto e con brio 8:35

2. 2. Adagio cantabile 4:38

3. 3. Rondo (Allegro) 4:20

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"

4. 1. Adagio sostenuto 6:20

5. 2. Allegretto 2:17

6. 3. Presto agitato 7:10

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

7. 1. Allegro assai 9:22

8. 2. Andante con moto 6:00

9. 3. Allegro ma non troppo 8:01

Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese"

10. 1. Adagio cantabile Allegro ma non troppo 7:03

11. 2. Allegro vivace 2:53

Maurizio Pollini

Total Playing Time 1:06:39

CD 2: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.17 "Tempest", 21 "Waldstein", No.25, Op.79 & 26 "Les adieux"

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"

1. 1. Largo Allegro 8:38

2. 2. Adagio 7:51

3. 3. Allegretto 6:04

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"

4. 1. Allegro con brio 9:58

5. 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto) 4:17

6. 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato Prestissimo) 8:58

Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79

7. 1. Presto alla tedesca 4:03

8. 2. Andante 3:16

9. 3. Vivace 1:41

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"

10. 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio Allegro) 7:12

11. 2. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo) 3:20

12. 3. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente) 5:33

Maurizio Pollini

Total Playing Time 1:10:51