Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 8 and 14

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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" (more info)
Composed by: Alain Lefevre Ignacy Jan Paderewski Ludwig van Beethoven
Silvia Capova, piano
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Mari Kodama, piano
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Eva Sukova, piano
Ignaz Friedman, narrator
Jeno Jando, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Israela Margalit, piano
Peter Nagy, piano
Michael Korstick, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Istvan Szekely, piano
Eugene Mursky, piano
Timothy Ehlen, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Recording date: 7 September 1926


1.   I. Adagio sostenuto - 5:40
2.   II. Allegro - 2:40
3.   III. Presto - 7:11


Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 (more info)
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Mari Kodama, piano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Maria Ivanova,
Michael Korstick, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Glenn Gould, voice
Recording date: 11 November 1935


4.   I. Allegro molto e con brio - 8:03
5.   II. Largo, con gran espressione - 8:03
6.   III. Allegro - 5:15
7.   IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso - 7:11


Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique" (more info)
Composed by: Alain Lefevre Ludwig van Beethoven
Silvia Capova, piano
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Mari Kodama, piano
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Ella Sevskaya, fortepiano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Alfred Brendel, piano
Michael Korstick, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Christian Leotta, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Istvan Szekely, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Francois-Frederic Guy, piano


8.   I. Grave: Allegro di molto e con brio - 8:51
9.   II. Adagio cantabile - 5:15
10.   III. Rondo: Allegro - 4:50

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