Name: Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas (Stereo Version) by Wilhelm Backhaus
Brand: Wilhelm Backhaus
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After having recorded Beethoven’s entire sonata catalogue in mono between 1950 and 1953, Wilhelm Backhaus, at DECCA’s request, delivered a second version of this album, between 1958 and 1969, this time in stereo and re-released on Qobuz in Hi-Res. But Backhaus would not live to see the recording of Sonata n°29 "Hammerklavier", a great shame as he was an outstanding interpreter of this piece - Beethoven (and Brahms) was his favourite composer.
According to those who saw his live performances, it was in public that Backhaus’s artistic spontaneity shined. The richness and power of his performances are clear in the rare live recordings available. Indeed, his studio recordings presented a much more restricted and controlled musician, less taken by Beethoven’s musical momentum, which he performed so spectacularly. Backhaus’s discography remains to this day a great testament and an ode to Beethoven’s music.

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas (Stereo Version)

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1. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 - 1. Allegro

2. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 - 2. Adagio

3. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 - 3. Menuetto. Allegretto

4. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 - 4. Prestissimo

5. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 - 1. Allegro vivace

6. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 - 2. Largo appassionato

7. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 - 3. Scherzo. Allegretto

8. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2 - 4. Rondo. Grazioso

9. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 - 1. Allegro con brio

10. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 - 2. Adagio

11. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 - 3. Scherzo. Allegro

12. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 - 4. Allegro assai

13. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 - 1. Allegro molto e con brio

14. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 - 2. Largo, con gran espressione

15. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 - 3. Allegro

16. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 - 4. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso

17. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 - 1. Allegro molto e con brio

18. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 - 2. Adagio molto

19. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 - 3. Finale. Prestissimo

20. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 - 1. Allegro

21. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 - 2. Allegretto

22. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 - 3. Presto

23. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - 1. Presto

24. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - 2. Largo e mesto

25. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - 3. Menuetto. Allegro

26. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - 4. Rondo. Allegro

27. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" - 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

28. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" - 2. Adagio cantabile

29. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" - 3. Rondo. Allegro

30. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 - 1. Allegro

31. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 - 2. Allegretto

32. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 - 3. Rondo. Allegro comodo

33. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2 - 1. Allegro

34. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2 - 2. Andante

35. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2 - 3. Scherzo. Allegro assai

36. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 - 1. Allegro con brio

37. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 - 2. Adagio con molto espressione

38. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 - 3. Menuetto

39. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22 - 4. Rondo. Allegretto

40. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 - 1. Andante con variazioni

41. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 - 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto

42. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 - 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe

43. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26 - 4. Allegro

44. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 - 1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I

45. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 - 2. Allegro molto e vivace

46. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 - 3. Adagio con espressione

47. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 - 4. Allegro vivace - Tempo I - Presto

48. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" - 1. Adagio sostenuto

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

50. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" - 3. Presto

51. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale" - 1. Allegro

52. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale" - 2. Andante

53. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale" - 3. Scherzo. Allegro assai

54. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale" - 4. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

55. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 - 1. Allegro vivace

56. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 - 2. Adagio grazioso

57. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 - 3. Rondo. Allegretto

58. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" - 1. Largo - Allegro

59. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" - 2. Adagio

60. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest" - 3. Allegretto

61. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" - 1. Allegro

62. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" - 2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace

63. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" - 3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso

64. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt" - 4. Presto con fuoco

65. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 - 1. Andante

66. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 - 2. Rondo. Allegro

67. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 - 1. Allegro ma non troppo

68. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2 - 2. Tempo di Menuetto

69. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - 1. Allegro con brio

70. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - 2. Introduzione. Adagio molto

71. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - 3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo

72. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54 - 1. In tempo d'un menuetto

73. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54 - 2. Allegretto

74. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" - 1. Allegro assai

75. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" - 2. Andante con moto

76. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" - 3. Allegro ma non troppo

77. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese" - 1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo