Name: Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas by Gerhard Oppitz
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Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
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A student of the great Wilhelm Kempff, pianist Gerhard Oppitz shares many of his mentor's positive attributes in his performance of these three Beethoven sonatas. Like Kempff, Oppitz shows a great deal of restraint in choosing the tempo for any given movement. The opening of the "Waldstein" Sonata, for example, is wonderfully dignified and does not fall into the all-too-frequent trap of beginning quickly. The Adagio movement of Opus 22 is equally staid and noble without ever losing momentum. Oppitz also shares Kempff's proclivity for intense and exciting dynamic variation. What this recording does not share with the archetypal Kempff recording is sound quality. Oppitz himself has recorded on several other labels, including RCA and Deutsche Grammophon, which have yielded far superior sound quality. Hänssler Classic's recorded sound does Oppitz few favors. There is an overabundance of reverb, and with sonatas with very busy inner voices like "Waldstein" and "Appassionata," everything becomes quite blurry. Articulation is similarly lost even in the simplest of passages with individual notes lacking in crisp definition. Regrettably, these issues of sound quality are enough to make this particular recording a less-than-ideal choice.

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

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Volume 1

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

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

3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante

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

1. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto - Più allegro

1. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca

2. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante

3. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace

1. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo

2. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo

3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Volume 2

1. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace

2. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Largo appassionato

3. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto

4. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso

1. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro

2. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto

3. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto

1. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro

2. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto

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

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

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

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

4. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1: IV. Allegro vivace

1. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 Tempest: I. Largo - Allegro

2. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 Tempest: II. Adagio

3. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 Tempest: III. Allegretto

1. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein: I. Allegro con brio

2. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein: II. Introduzione. Adagio molto

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

1. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo

2. Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: II. Allegro vivace

1. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio

2. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: II. Abwesenhelt. Andante espressivo

3. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a Les adieux: III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente

1. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

2. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto

3. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo

4. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: IV. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

Volume 3

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

2. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio

3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro

4. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai

1. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto

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

3. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro

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

1. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro

2. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante