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Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)

  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
  • Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas by Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966) - CMRR Music Publishing
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Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas

Claudio Arrau (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)

10 disc(s) - 103 track(s)
Total length: 11:43:33

 

The 32 Piano Sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven form a cosmos that Hans von Bülow—an emblematic figure of the 19th-century musical world—called the “New Testament,” referring to the “Old Testament,” which for him was The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach.

The carefully considered concentration of thematic and motivic material established by Joseph Haydn, the melodic fluidity and fullness inherited from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the vigorous impulse characteristic of the sonatas of Muzio Clementi, and the expressive depth of the late sonatas of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach were all models for the young Beethoven.

Yet from these first three sonatas onward, something new emerges in the form of such energetic propulsion that it immediately stamps them with a unique imprint. The middle movements, from a formal point of view, venture onto new paths and constitute some of the masterly pages of these works.

Although it has sometimes been customary—following the formula of Franz Liszt—to classify the 32 sonatas into three parts: the adolescent (Op. 2 to Op. 28), the man (Op. 31 to Op. 90), and the god (Op. 101 to Op. 111), the primary characteristic of this complete recording is the exceptional maturation of its conception, and the way Claudio Arrau unifies the entire cycle of sonatas, presenting them as a book whose reading can only begin at the beginning, where each chapter is inseparable from the one before it and the one that follows.

Claudio Arrau adopts broad and generous tempos, employing phrasing of striking originality. The chosen perspective is that of a great poetic narrative; rhetorical eloquence and dramatic atmosphere recede in favor of a radiant and meditative light. The quality of his touch and phrasing is absolutely phenomenal; his legato playing here takes on almost post-Romantic proportions. For his libertarian style, with its rubato assoluto, he may be placed alongside the great symphonies conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. 

The sound quality of this edition surpasses all others and unifies five years of recording sessions.

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Track listing

CD 1 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1: IV. Prestissimo

Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: I. Allegro Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo. Grazioso

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3: IV. Allegro assai

CD 2 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo, con gran espressione
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo. Poco allegretto e grazioso

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1: II. Adagio molto
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1: III. Finale. Prestissimo

Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2: III. Presto

CD 3 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: I. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: III. Menuetto. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3: IV. Rondo. Allegro

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": I. Grave, Allegro di molto e con brio
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique": III. Rondo. Allegro

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

Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2: III. Scherzo. Allegro assai

CD 4 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molta espressione
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22: III. Minuetto
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo. Allegretto

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con Variazioni
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": IV. Allegro

Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 "Sonata quasi una Fantasia": I. Andante, Allegro, Tempo I
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 "Sonata quasi una Fantasia": II. Allegro molto e vivace
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 "Sonata quasi una Fantasia": III. Adagio con espressione
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1 "Sonata quasi una Fantasia": IV. Allegro vivace, Tempo I, Presto

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

CD 5 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegretto

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo, Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto

CD 6 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3 "The Hunt": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3 "The Hunt": II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3 "The Hunt": III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3 "The Hunt": IV. Presto con fuoco

Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1: I. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro

Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2: II. Tempo di Menuetto

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato. Prestissimo

CD 7 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. In Tempo di Menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: II. Allegretto

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese": I. Adagio cantabile, Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese": II. Allegro vivace

Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Sonatina": I. Presto alla tedesca
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Sonatina": II. Andante
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79 "Sonatina": III. Vivace

CD 8 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio, Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": III. Das Wiedersehn. Vivacissimamente

Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro

CD 9 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace. Presto. Prestissimo. Tempo I
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionato e con molto sentimento
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": IV. Largo, Allegro risoluto


CD 10 (2026 Remastered, Amsterdam 1962-1966)
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo. Adagio espressivo. Tempo I
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110: IV. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso, Allegro con brio appassionato
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

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