Schnabel Plays Beethoven Vol. I - V Pearl Records

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Volume I

CD1

1. Rondo in A, WoO49
2. Piano Sonata No. 1 In F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 - I. Allegro
3. II. Adagio
4. III. Menuetto
5. IV. Prestissimo
6. Piano Sonata No. 2 In A major, Op. 2, No. 2 - I. Allegro vivace
7. II. Largo appassionato
8. III. Scherzo
9. IV. Rondo. Grazioso
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 In C major, Op. 2, No. 3 - I. Allegro con brio
11. II. Adagio
12. II. Scherzo
13. IV. Allegro assai
14. Rondo A Capriccio In G [Rage Over A Lost Penny], op.129

CD2

1. Piano Sonata No. 19 In G minor, Op. 49, No. 1 - I. Andante
2. II. Rondo. Allegro
3. Piano Sonata No. 20 In G major, Op. 49, No. 2 - I. Allegro ma non troppo
4. II. Tempo di minuetto
5. Piano Sonata No. 4 In E-flat Major, Op. 7 - I. Allegro molto e con brio
6. II. Largo con gran espressione
7. III. Allegro
8. IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso
9. Piano Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1 - I. Allegro molto e con brio
10. II. Adagio molto
11. III. Finale. Prestissimo
12. Piano Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10, No. 2 - I. Allegro
13. II. Allegretto
14. III. Presto

 

Volume II

 

CD1

Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, no. 3 - I. Presto
II. Largo e mesto
III. Menuetto
IV. Rondo. Allegro
Sonata No. 8 in c, Op. 13 - I. Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Rondo. Allegro
Sonata No. 9 in E, Op. 14, no. 1 - I. Allegro
II. Allegretto
III. Rondo. Allegro commodo
Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 14, no. 2 - I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Scherzo. Allegro assai

CD2

Sonata No.11 in B-flat major, op. 22 - I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio con molta espressione
III. Menuetto
IV. Rondo. Allegretto
Minuet in E-flat major, WoO 82
Sonata No.12 in A-flat major, op. 26 - I. Andante con variazioni
II. Scherzo
III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
IV. Allegro
Sonata No.13 in E-flat major, op. 27,1 - I. Andante
II. Allegro molto e vivace
III. Adagio con espressione
IV. Allegro vivace

 

Volume III

 

1. Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight" by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1933

2. Sonata for Piano no 15 in D major, Op. 28 "Pastoral" by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1933

3. Sonata for Piano no 16 in G major, Op. 31 no 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1802; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1935

4. Variations (6) for Piano in F major on an Original Theme, Op. 34 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Written: 1802
Date of Recording: 1938

5. Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31 no 2 "Tempest" by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1802; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1934

6. Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 no 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1802; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1932

7. Bagatelles (7) for Piano, Op. 33 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1801-1802; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1938 

Volume IV

1. Variations and Fugue in E flat major, op. 35 - I. Introduzione col Basso del Tema
2. Variation I
3. Variation II
4. Variation III
5. Variation IV
6. Variation V
7. Variation VI
8. Variation VII
9. Variation VIII
10. Variation IX
11. Variation X
12. Variation XI
13. Variation XII
14. Variation XIII
15. Variation XIV. Minore
16. Variation XV. Maggiore. Largo
17. Finale. Alla Fuga. Allegro con brio
18. Sonata for Piano No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 - I. Allegro con brio
19. II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
20. III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato. Prestissimo
21. Artur Schnabel - Sonata for Piano No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' - I. Allegro assai
22. II. Adante con moto
23. III. Allegro ma non troppo

CD2

1. Sonata No. 22 in F, Op. 54 - I. In tempo d'un Menuetto
2. II. Allegretto
3. Fantasia in g, Op. 77
4. Sonata No. 24 in F, Op. 78 - I. Adagio cantabile. Allegro ma non troppo
5. II. Allegro vivace
6. Sonata No. 25 in G, Op. 79 - I. Presto alla tedesca
7. II. Andante
8. III. Vivace
9. Sonata No. 26 in E-flat, Op. 81a - I. Adagio. Allegro
10. II. Andante espressivo
11. III. Vivacissimamente
12. Bagatelle in a, WoO. 59
13. Sonata No. 27 in e, Op. 90 - I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung
14. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

 

Volume V

1. Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 04/24/1934
Length: 19 Minutes 19 Secs.

2. Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1817-1818; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 11/1935
Length: 40 Minutes 50 Secs.

3. Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1820; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 03/22/1932
Length: 20 Minutes 30 Secs.

4. Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1821-1822; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/21/1932
Length: 18 Minutes 27 Secs.

5. Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1821-1822; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1932
Length: 25 Minutes 59 Secs.

6. Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1819-1823; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1937
Length: 53 Minutes 54 Secs.

7. Bagatelles (6) for Piano, Op. 126 by Ludwig van Beethoven

Performer:  Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1824; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 01/13/1937
Length: 19 Minutes 45 Secs.