Artist: Ronald Brautigam
Title: Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, booklet)
Total Time: 10:54:21
Total Size: 2.39 GB
Tracklist:
Disc 1
1. 1. Allegro
2. 2. Adagio
3. 3. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. 4. Prestissimo
5. 1. Allegro Vivace
6. 2. Largo Appassionato
7. 3. Scherzo: Allegretto
8. 4. Rondo: Grazioso
9. 1. Allegro Con Brio
10. 2. Adagio
11. 3. Scherzo: Allegro
12. 4. Allegro Assai
13. 1. Andante
14. 2. Rondo: Allegro
15. 1. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
16. 2. Tempo Di Menuetto
Disc 2
1. 1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
2. 2. Largo, Con Gran Espressione
3. 3. Allegro
4. 4. Rondo: Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
5. 1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio
6. 2. Adagio Molto
7. 3. Finale: Prestissimo
8. 1. Allegro
9. 2. Allegretto
10. 3. Presto
11. 1. Presto
12. 2. Largo E Mesto
13. 3. Menuetto: Allegro
14. 4. Rondo: Allegro
Disc 3
1. 1. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
2. 2. Adagio Cantabile
3. 3. Rondo: Allegro
4. 1. Allegro
5. 2. Allegretto
6. 3. Rondo: Allegro Commodo
7. 1. Allegro
8. 2. Andante
9. 3. Scherzo: Allegro Assai
10. 1. Allegro Con Brio
11. 2. Adagio Con Molto Espressione
12. 3. Minuetto
13. 4. Rondo: Allegretto
Disc 4
1. 1. Andante Con Vraiazioni
2. 2. Scherzo: Allegro Molto
3. 3. Marcia Funebre Silla Morte D'un Eroe
4. 4. Allegro
5. 1. Andante - Allegro (Attacca)
6. 2. Allegro Molto E Vivace (Attacca)
7. 3. Adagio Con Espressione (Attacca)
8. 4. Allegro Vivace - Presto
9. 1. Adagio Sostenuto (Attacca)
10. 2. Allegretto
11. 3. Presto Agitato
12. 1. Allegro
13. 2. Andante
14. 3. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
15. 4. Rondo: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Disc 5
1. 1. Allegro Vivace
2. 2. Adagio Grazioso
3. 3. Rondo: Allegretto
4. 1. Largo - Allegro
5. 2. Adagio
6. 3. Allegretto
7. 1. Allegro
8. 2. Scherzo: Allegretto Vivace
9. 3. Menuetto: Moderato E Grazioso
10. 4. Presto Con Fuoco
Disc 6
1. 1. Allegro Con Brio
2. 2. Introduzione: Adagio Molto (Attacca Subito Il Rondo)
3. 3. Rondo: Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo
4. 1. In Tempo D'in Menuetto
5. 2. Allegretto - Piu Allegro
6. 1. Allegro Assai
7. 2. Andante Con Moto (Attacca L'allegro)
8. 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto
9. 1. Adagio Cantabile - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
10. 2. Allegro Vivace
11. 1. Presto Alla Tedesca
12. 2. Andante
13. 3. Vivace
Disc 7
1. 1. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro
2. 2. Abwesenheit: Andante Espressivo (In Gehender Bewegung, Doch Mit Viel Ausdruck)
3. 3. Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente (Im Lebhaftesten Zeitma?e)
4. 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck
5. 2. Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbahr Vorgetragen
6. 1. Allegro
7. 2. Scherzo: Assai Vivace
8. 3. Adagio Sostenuto - Appassionato E Con Molto Sentimento
9. 4. Largo - Allegro Risoluto - Fuga A Tre Voci, Con Alcune Licenze
Disc 8
1. 1. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto, Ma Non Troppo)
2. 2. Lebhaft, Marschma?ig (Vivace Alla Marcia)
3. 3. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio, Ma Non Troppo, Con Affetto)
4. 4. Geschwinde, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr, Und Mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
5. 1. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo
6. 2. Prestissimo
7. 3. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung (Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo)
8. 1. Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo
9. 2. Allegro Molto
10. 3. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Fuga: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
11. 1. Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Appassionato
12. 2. Arietto: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile
Disc 9
1. 1. Allegro Cantabile
2. 2. Andante
3. 3. Rondo Vivace
4. 1. Larghetto Maestoso - Allegro Assai
5. 2. Andante
6. 3. Presto
7. 1. Allegro
8. 2. Menuetto Sostenuto - 6 Variationen
9. 3. Scherzando: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
10. 1. (Ohne Satzbezeichnung)
11. 2. Allegretto
12. 1. Moderato
13. 2. Romanze
14. 1. Allegro Assai
15. 2. Rondo: Allegro
16. 1. Allegro
17. 2. Adagio
The 32 Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven are often referred to as the 'New Testament' of the keyboard literature, following on the 'Old Testament' of J.S. Bach's 48 preludes and fugues in the Well-Tempered Clavier. Composed over a period of almost three decades, from 1795 to 1822, the sonatas constitute a fascinating panorama of an artistic career which underwent numerous changes not to say upheavals but nevertheless remained remarkably consistent. Ever since the first recording of the entire cycle, by Artur Schnabel in the 1930s, a number of the world's leading pianists have given us their performances of this monumental collection on disc. One of the latest cycles is that of Ronald Brautigam, released on single discs between 2004 and 2010. Performed on the fortepiano, as part of a series of Beethoven's complete solo keyboard works, Brautigam's recordings have been described as 'riveting', 'compelling' and 'revolutionary'. The eight discs with the 32 sonatas are now being released as a boxed set, along with a ninth disc containing the early, unnumbered sonatas. Contributing factors to the 'refreshing directness' that reviewers have experienced in these performances are the widely praised recorded sound and the carefully selected instruments, built by Paul McNulty after originals from 1788-1819 by the foremost Viennese makers of fortepianos. For this boxed set, the original SACD format has been retained along with the possibility of listening to the performances in surround thus offering the opportunity of sharing the experience of one reviewer: 'One has almost the impression of being a contemporary of Beethoven's: one of the first, infinitely startled not to say shocked witnesses to this music' (Suddeutsche Zeitung).
