Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No.14, 8 and 23 - Daniel Barenboim

Ludwig van Beethoven : Piano Sonatas

Moonlight, Pathétique, Appassionata

Daniel Barenboim

Recording 5/1981 and 12/1983

"...Barenboim brings two clear gains—the inclusion of the finale repeat in the Appassionata and a more flowing tempo for the first movement of the Moonlight. The Appassionata finale is if anything even more daring, even more terrifying than before, threatening to run right off the rails just before the presto, and the slow movement is now a truer andante con moto..." -- Gramophone [6/1987]

Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor op.27 No.2 Moonlight - 1. Adagio sostenuto - attacca: Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor op.27 No.2 Moonlight - 2. Allegretto - attacca: Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor op.27 No.2 Moonlight - 3. Presto agitato Sonata No.8 in C minor op.13 Pathetique - 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio Sonata No.8 in C minor op.13 Pathetique - 2. Adagio cantabile Sonata No.8 in C minor op.13 Pathetique - 3. Rondo, Allegro Sonata No.23 in F minor op.57 Appassionata - 1. Allegro assai Sonata No.23 in F minor op.57 Appassionata - 2. Andante con molto - attacca: Sonata No.23 in F minor op.57 Appassionata - 3. Allegro, ma non troppo - Presto

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