Ludwig van Beethoven ( 17701827 )

Piano Sonata No.8 in C Minor, Op.13 « Pathetique »
00:00 I. Grave Allegro di molto e con brio
05:37 II. Adagio cantabile
08:49 III. Rondo : Allegro

Piano Sonata No.14 in CSharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 « Moonlight »
12:06 I. Adagio sostenuto
16:09 II. Allegretto
17:36 III. Presto agitato

Piano Sonata No.23 in F Minor, Op.57 « Appassionata »
20:40 I. Allegro assai
30:39 II. Andante con moto
35:15 III. Allegro ma non troppo : Presto

Piano Sonata No.25 in G Major, Op.79
37:34 I. Presto alla tadesca
39:15 II. Andante
40:51 III. Vivace

Piano Sonata No.26 in EFlat Major, Op.81
42:54 I. Das Lebewohl : Adagio Allegro
49:24 II. Abwesenheit : Andante espressivo
52:56 III. Das Wiedersehen : Vivacissimamente

Artificial reconstructions after these masterclasses :    • Alfred Cortot’s masterclasses on Beet...  

Alfred Cortot, piano
Rec. 1950s, at Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris
( Warner )

Sofronichrist, 2023