Glenn Gould plays Beethoven / Piano sonatas

Tracklist

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Disc 1

• 1 Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro 3:55
• 2 Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio 7:03
• 3 Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto 2:57
• 4 Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: IV. Prestissimo 4:19
• 5 Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace 7:54
• 6 Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: II. Largo appassionato 8:43
• 7 Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto 2:30
• 8 Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2 no. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso 7:41
• 9 Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro con brio 7:31
• 10 Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Adagio 12:48
• 11 Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro 3:30
• 12 Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3: IV. Allegro assai 5:28

Disc 2

• 1 Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio 2:45
• 2 Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: II. Adagio molto 6:21
• 3 Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, op. 10 no. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo 2:19
• 4 Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: I. Allegro 4:25
• 5 Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: II. Allegretto 4:02
• 6 Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2: III. Presto 2:04
• 7 Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto 3:56
• 8 Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto 10:40
• 9 Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro 2:38
• 10 Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro 2:49
• 11 Piano Sonata no. 12 in A flat major, op. 26 'March Funebre': I. Andante con variazioni 10:00
• 12 Piano Sonata no. 12 in A flat major, op. 26 'March Funebre': II. Scherzo. Molto allegro 3:05
• 13 Piano Sonata no. 12 in A flat major, op. 26 'March Funebre': III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe 7:03
• 14 Piano Sonata no. 12 in A flat major, op. 26 'March Funebre': IV. Allegro 2:40

Disc 3

• 1 Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 'Pathetique': I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 6:07
• 2 Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 'Pathetique': II. Adagio cantabile 4:43
• 3 Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 'Pathetique': III. Rondo. Allegro 3:44
• 4 Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: I. Allegro 3:54
• 5 Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: II. Allegretto 3:29
• 6 Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro comodo 2:59
• 7 Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op.14 no. 2: I. Allegro 5:17
• 8 Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op.14 no. 2: II. Andante 7:58
• 9 Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op.14 no. 2: III. Scherzo, Allegro assai 3:48
• 10 Piano Sonata no. 13 in E flat major, op. 27 no. 1 'Quasi una fantasia': I. Andante 7:53
• 11 Piano Sonata no. 13 in E flat major, op. 27 no. 1 'Quasi una fantasia': II. Allegro molto e vivace 2:01
• 12 Piano Sonata no. 13 in E flat major, op. 27 no. 1 'Quasi una fantasia': III. Adagio con espressione 3:48
• 13 Piano Sonata no. 13 in E flat major, op. 27 no. 1 'Quasi una fantasia': IV. Allegro vivace 7:19
• 14 Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 ‘Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto 4:11
• 15 Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 ‘Moonlight': II. Allegretto 1:40
• 16 Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 ‘Moonlight': III. Presto agitato 4:59

Disc 4

• 1 Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 'Pastorale': I. Allegro 7:31
• 2 Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 'Pastorale': II. Andante 7:05
• 3 Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 'Pastorale': III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace 2:34
• 4 Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 'Pastorale': IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo 4:34
• 5 Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 'Appassionata': I. Allegro assai 15:03
• 6 Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 'Appassionata': II. Andante con moto 11:09
• 7 Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 'Appassionata': III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto 5:26

Disc 5

• 1 Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: I. Allegro vivace 4:17
• 2 Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: II. Adagio grazioso 8:50
• 3 Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto 6:47
• 4 Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 'Tempest': I. Largo - Allegro 7:13
• 5 Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 'Tempest': II. Adagio 8:49
• 6 Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 'Tempest': III. Allegretto 4:33
• 7 Piano Sonata no. 18 in E flat major, op. 31 no. 3 'The Hunt': I. Allegro 5:35
• 8 Piano Sonata no. 18 in E flat major, op. 31 no. 3 'The Hunt': II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace 3:29
• 9 Piano Sonata no. 18 in E flat major, op. 31 no. 3 'The Hunt': III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - Trio 4:21
• 10 Piano Sonata no. 18 in E flat major, op. 31 no. 3 'The Hunt': IV. Presto con fuoco 3:47

Disc 6

• 1 Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo 3:17
• 2 Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: II. Prestissimo 2:00
• 3 Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo 7:39
• 4 Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 6:57
• 5 Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto 2:06
• 6 Piano Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo 10:47
• 7 Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato 7:15
• 8 Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile 15:17

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