Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 (Complete) Mari Kodama

• Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 (Waldstein):
• 1 I. Allegro con brio 10:49
• 2 II. Introduzione: Adagio molto 03:18
• 3 III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo 09:30
• Piano Sonata No.23 in F-, Op.57 (Appassionata):
• 4 I. Allegro assai 09:07
• 5 II. Andante con moto 06:17
• 6 III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto 05:11
• Piano Sonata No.26 in Eb, Op.81a (Les Adieux):
• 7 I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio. Allegro 06:43
• 8 II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo 04:01
• 9 III. Das Wiedersehn: Vivacissimamente 05:02
• Piano Sonata No.14 in C#-, Op.27, No.2 (Moonlight):
• 10 I. Adagio sostenuto 05:40
• 11 II. Allegro 02:40
• 12 III. Presto 07:11
• Piano Sonata No.4 in Eb (Grand Sonata), Op.7:
• 13 I. Allegro molto e con brio 08:03
• 14 II. Largo, con gran espressione 08:03
• 15 III. Allegro 05:15
• 16 IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso 07:11
• Piano Sonata No.11 in Bb, Op.22:
• 17 I. Allegro con brio 07:22
• 18 II. Adagio con molto espressione 06:59
• 19 III. Minuetto 03:17
• 20 IV. Rondo: Allegretto 06:24
• Piano Sonata No.1 in F-, Op.2, No.1:
• 21 I. Allegro 03:55
• 22 II. Adagio 04:45
• 23 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 04:03
• 24 IV. Prestissimo 04:57
• Piano Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2, No.2 :
• 25 I. Allegro vivace 06:52
• 26 II. Largo appassionato 06:19
• 27 III. Scherzo: Allegretto - Trio 03:02
• 28 IV. Rondo: Grazioso 07:02
• Piano Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2, No.3:
• 29 I. Allegro con brio 10:19
• 30 II. Adagio 07:06
• 31 III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio 03:16
• 32 IV. Allegro assai 05:30
• Piano Sonata No.8 in C-, Op.13 (Pathétique):
• 33 I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 08:51
• 34 II. Adagio cantabile 05:15
• 35 III. Rondo: Allegro 04:50
• Piano Sonata No.5 in C-, Op.10, No.1:
• 36 I. Molto allegro e con brio 05:34
• 37 II. Adagio molto 07:55
• 38 III. Finale: Prestissimo 04:29
• Piano Sonata No.6 in F, Op.10, No.2 :
• 39 I. Allegro 08:49
• 40 II. Allegretto 04:43
• 41 III. Finale: Presto 04:01
• Piano Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10, No.3:
• 42 I. Presto 07:15
• 43 II. Largo e mesto 09:19
• 44 III. Menuetto - Trio - Menuetto: Allegro 02:42
• 45 IV. Rondo: Allegro 04:14
• Piano Sonata No.16 in G, Op.31, No.1:
• 46 I. Allegro vivace 06:33
• 47 II. Adagio grazioso 11:48
• 48 III. Rondo allegretto 07:10
• Piano Sonata No.17 in D-, Op.31, No.2 (Tempest):
• 49 I. Lento - Allegro 09:00
• 50 II. Adagio 08:00
• 51 III. Allegretto 06:37
• Piano Sonata No.18 in Eb, Op.31, No.3 (The Hunt):
• 52 I. Allegro 07:48
• 53 II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace 05:06
• 54 III. Minuet: Moderato e grazioso 04:29
• 55 IV. Presto con fuoco 04:59
• Piano Sonata No.12 in Ab, Op.26 (Funeral March):
• 56 I. Andante con variazioni 07:58
• 57 II. Scherzo: Molto allegro 02:42
• 58 III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe 06:09
• 59 IV. Allegro 03:37
• Piano Sonata No.13 in Eb, Op.27, No.1 (Quasi una fantasia):
• 60 I. Andante 05:01
• 61 II. Allegro molto e vivace 01:55
• 62 III. Adagio con espressione 02:58
• 63 IV. Allegro vivace 05:43
• Piano Sonata No.15 in D, Op.28 (Pastoral):
• 64 I. Allegro 10:11
• 65 II. Andante 06:10
• 66 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 02:22
• 67 IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 04:34
• Piano Sonata No.27 in E-, Op.90:
• 68 I. Mit lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 05:35
• 69 II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen 07:35
• Piano Sonata No.9 in E, Op.14, No.1:
• 70 I. Allegro 07:03
• 71 II. Allegretto 03:02
• 72 III. Rondo: Allegro comodo 03:10
• Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14, No.2:
• 73 I. Allegro 07:00
• 74 II. Andante 05:53
• 75 III. Scherzo: Allegro assai 03:37
• Piano Sonata No.22 in F, Op.54:
• 76 I. In tempo d'un minuetto 05:37
• 77 II. Allegretto - Piu allegro 05:37
• Piano Sonata No.19 in G-, Op.49, No.1:
• 78 I. Andante 04:05
• 79 II. Rondo: Allegro 03:45
• Piano Sonata No.20 in G, Op.49, No.2:
• 80 I. Allegro ma non troppo 04:17
• 81 II. Tempo di menuetto 03:26
• Piano Sonata No.24 in F#, Op.78 (For Therese):
• 82 I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo 08:05
• 83 II. Allegro vivace 03:13
• Piano Sonata No.25 in G, Op.79 (Cuckoo):
• 84 I. Presto alla tedesca 04:59
• 85 II. Andante 03:10
• 86 III. Vivace 02:05
• Piano Sonata No.29 in Bb, Op.106 (Hammerklavier):
• 87 I. Allegro 11:11
• 88 II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I 02:41
• 89 III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento 15:53
• 90 IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto 11:36
• Piano Sonata No.28 in A, Op.101:
• 91 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung 03:41
• 92 II. Lebhaft. Marschmassig 05:45
• 93 III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll 09:23
• 94 IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit 06:56
• Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109:
• 95 I. Vivace ma non troppo 03:22
• 96 II. Prestissimo 02:24
• 97 III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo 13:05
• Piano Sonata No.31 in Ab, Op.110:
• 98 I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 06:24
• 99 II. Allegro molto 02:00
• 100 III. Adagio ma non troppo - 03:38
• 101 III. Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo 06:28
• Piano Sonata No.32 in C-, Op.111:
• 102 I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 09:44
• 103 II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile 15:54
• Total Runtime 10:25:15

Info for Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 (Complete)

The waiting has finally paid off: the complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle has finally arrived. Japanese pianist Mari Kodama is only the fourth woman to have recorded all of Beethoven's sonatas (Pizzicato). Although not the first with this achievement, the very idea that an artist can play this music and still introduce a new perspective, as Kodama so often proves with her performances, is astonishing.

As Gramophone eloquently phrases it: ‘Never bearing down heavily on the music, she always allows Beethoven his own voice.'

After starting the recordings in 2003, Mari Kodama completed the final piece in 2013. Once again Ms. Kodama meets all expectations in the pursuit of these horizons, and she entirely takes on the challenge with the last installment of her critically-acclaimed journey through this ever-fascinating cycle.

One can't have too many Beethoven sonata cycles in their library when the performance is this fabulous and the HighRes-sound is just to die for.

Mari Kodama, piano

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