Emil Gilels, Beethoven - Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Tracklist

Sonata No. 2 In A Major Op. 2 No. 2	24:45
1-01	1. Allegro Vivace	7:08
1-02	2. Largo Appassionato	7:37
1-03	3. Scherzo. Allegretto	3:29
1-04	4. Rondo. Grazioso	7:31
Sonata No. 3 In C Major Op. 2 No. 3	27:32
1-05	1. Allegro Con Brio	10:09
1-06	2. Adagio	8:50
1-07	3. Scherzo. Allegro	3:00
1-08	4. Allegro Assai	5:33
2 "Electoral" Sonatas
Sonata In E Flat Major WoO 47 No. 1	10:48
1-09	1. Allegro Cantabile	4:02
1-10	2. Andante	3:59
1-11	3. Rondo Vivace	2:47
Sonata In F Minor WoO 47 No. 2	15:18
1-12	1. Larghetto Maestoso - Allegro Assai	5:03
1-13	2. Andante	6:39
1-14	3. Presto	3:36
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Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major Op. 7	32:38
2-01	1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio	8:49
2-02	2. Largo, Con Gran Espressione	10:00
2-03	3. Allegro - Minore - Allegro	5:51
2-04	4. Rondo. Poco Allegretto E Grazioso	7:58
Sonata No. 8 In C Minor Op. 13 "Pathetique"	20:00
2-05	1. Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio	9:11
2-06	2. Adagio Cantabile	5:46
2-07	3. Rondo. Allegro	5:03
Sonata No. 10 In G Major Op. 14 No. 2	19:58
2-08	1. Allegro	8:06
2-09	2. Andante	8:05
2-10	3. Scherzo. Allegro Assai	3:47
Sonata No. 5 In C Minor Op. 10 No. 1	23:44
3-01	1. Allegro Molto E Con Brio	7:01
3-02	2. Adatio Molto	11:45
3-03	3. Finale. Prestissimo	4:58
Sonata No. 6 In F Major Op. 10 No. 2	18:43
3-04	1. Allegro	8:55
3-05	2. Allegretto	5:26
3-06	3. Presto	3:52
Sonata No. 7 In D Major Op. 10 No. 3	24:50
3-07	1. Presto	6:58
3-08	2. Largo E Mesto	10:49
3-09	3. Menuetto. Allegro	2:49
3-10	4. Rondo. Allegro	4:14
Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major Op. 22	30:35
4-01	1. Allegro Con Brio	8:08
4-02	2. Adagio Con Molto Espressione	11:18
4-03	3. Menuetto	3:49
4-04	4. Rondo. Allegretto	7:20
Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major Op. 26	20:16
4-05	1. Andante Con Variazioni	8:37
4-06	2. Scherzo. Allegro Molto	2:50
4-07	3. Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Eroe	6:23
4-08	4. Allegro	2:26
15 Variations And A Fugue In E Flat Major Op. 35 "Eroica" Variations	24:18
4-09	Introduzione Col Basso Del Tema. Allegretto Vivace	3:01
4-10	Tema	0:42
4-11	Variation I	0:37
4-12	Variation II	0:51
4-13	Variation III	0:39
4-14	Variation IV	0:32
4-15	Variation V	0:53
4-16	Variation VI	0:33
4-17	Variation VII: Canone All'Ottava	0:39
4-18	Variation VIII	1:02
4-19	Variation IX	0:39
4-20	Variation X	0:38
4-21	Variation XI	0:45
4-22	Variation XII	0:41
4-23	Variation XIII	0:45
4-24	Variation XIV: Minore	1:43
4-25	Variation XV: Maggiore. Largo	3:43
4-26	Coda	1:13
4-27	Finale Alla Fuga. Allegro Con Brio	4:44
Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia No. 13 In E Flat Major Op. 27 No. 1	16:16
5-01	1. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I	5:50
5-02	2. Allegro Molto E Vivace	1:40
5-03	3. Adagio Con Espressione	3:11
5-04	4. Allegro Vivace - Presto	5:35
Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia No. 14 In C Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"	15:46
5-05	1. Adagio Sostenuto	6:06
5-06	2. Allegretto	2:32
5-07	3. Presto Agitato	7:08
Sonata No. 15 In D Major Op. 28 "Pastoral"	29:00
5-08	1. Allegro	12:11
5-09	2. Andante	8:38
5-10	3. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace	2:20
5-11	4. Rondo. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo	5:51
Sonata No. 16 In G Major Op. 31 No. 1	24:36
6-01	1. Allegro Vivace	6:45
6-02	2. Adagio Grazioso	11:07
6-03	3. Rondo. Allegretto	6:44
Sonata No. 17 In D Minor Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest"	26:08
6-04	1. Largo - Allegro	9:20
6-05	2. Adagio	9:23
6-06	3. Allegretto	7:25
Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major Op. 31 No. 3	23:38
6-07	1. Allegro	9:04
6-08	2. Scherzo. Allegretto Vivace	5:17
6-09	3. Menuetto. Moderato E Grazioso	4:55
6-10	4. Presto Con Fuoco	4:22
Sonata No. 19 In G Minor Op. 49 No. 1	9:32
7-01	1. Andante	6:01
7-02	2. Rondo. Allegro	3:31
Sonata No. 20 In G Major Op. 49 No. 2	8:50
7-03	1. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo	5:02
7-04	2. Tempo Di Menuetto	3:48
Sonata No. 21 In C Major Op. 53 "Waldstein"	25:01
7-05	1. Allegro Con Brio	11:04
7-06	2. Introduzione. Adagio Molto - Attacca:	4:38
7-07	3. Rondo. Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo	7:53
Sonata No. 23 In F Minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"	25:29
7-08	1. Allegro Assai	11:07
7-09	2. Andante Con Moto - Attacca:	6:29
7-10	3. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo - Presto	7:53
Sonata No. 25 In G Major Op. 79	10:12
7-11	1. Presto Alla Tedesca	4:49
7-12	2. Andante	3:37
7-13	3. Vivace	1:46
Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major Op. 81a "Les Adieux"	17:23
8-01	1. Des Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio - Allegro	7:20
8-02	1. Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante Espressivo	4:03
8-03	3. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente	6:00
Sonata No. 27 In E Minor Op. 90	13:48
8-04	1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck	5:41
8-05	2. Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vorzutragen	8:17
Sonata No. 30 In E Major Op. 109	21:01
8-06	1. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Espressivo	4:08
8-07	2. Prestissimo	2:39
8-08	3. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung. Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo	4:08
8-09	Variation I: Molto Espressivo	2:02
8-10	Variation II: Leggiermente	1:43
8-11	Variation III: Allegro Vivace	0:30
8-12	Variation IV: Etwas Langsamer Als Thema. Un Poco Meno Andante Ciò È Un Poco Più Adagio Come Il Tema	2:31
8-13	Variation V: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo	1:04
8-14	Variation VI: Tempo I Del Tema. Cantabile	3:53
Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major Op. 110	22:05
8-15	1. Modearo Cantabile Molto Espressivo	7:30
8-16	2. Allegro Molto	2:20
8-17	3. Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Fuga. Allegro Ma Non Troppo	12:15
Sonata No. 28 In A Major Op. 101	21:32
9-01	1. Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, Ma Non Troppo	4:19
9-02	2. Lebhaft, Marschmäßig. Vivace Alla Marcia	6:14
9-03	3. Langsam Und Sehnsuchtvoll. Adagio, Ma Noin Troppo, Con Affetto - Attacca:	3:27
9-04	4. Geschwinde, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro	7:32
Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"	48:46
9-05	1. Allegro	12:24
9-06	2. Scherzo. Assai Vivace	2:53
9-07	3. Adagio Sostenuto. Appassionato E Con Molto Sentimento	19:51
9-08	4. Largo - Allegro Risoluto	13:38

Credits

• Art Direction – Nikolaus Boddin
• Composed By – Ludwig Van Beethoven
• Engineer – Hans-Peter Schweigmann (tracks: 2-08 to 3-03, 4-01 to 4-04, 7-05 to 7-07, 9-01 to 9-04), Heinz Wildhagen (tracks: 5-08 to 5-11, 7-01, 7-02), Karl-August Naegler (tracks: 1-05 to 1-08, 6-04 to 6-10), Klaus Scheibe (tracks: 1-01 to 1-04, 1-09 to 2-07, 3-04 to 3-10, 4-05 to 5-07, 6-01 to 6-03, 7-03, 7-04, 7-08 to 8-17, 9-05 to 9-08)
• Executive Producer – Hanno Rinke (tracks: 1-01 to 3-03, 3-07 to 5-11, 6-04 to 6-10, 7-01 to 7-13, 8-06 to 8-17, 9-05 to 9-08)
• Liner Notes – Klaus Bennert
• Liner Notes [Booklet Editor] – Daniel Fesquet
• Liner Notes [English Translation] – Stewart Spencer
• Liner Notes [French Translation] – Hélène Ménissier*
• Photography – Henry Grossman, Siegfried Lauterwasser
• Piano – Emil Gilels
• Producer – Werner Mayer (tracks: 1-01 to 3-03, 3-07 to 5-11, 6-04 to 7-10, 8-06 to 8-17, 9-05 to 9-08)
• Producer, Executive Producer – Günther Breest (tracks: 3-04 to 3-06, 6-01 to 6-03, 7-11 to 8-05, 9-01 to 9-04)

Notes

Opp. 53, 101 rec. UFA -Ton-Studio, Berlin 1/1972
Opp. 10/2, 57 rec. Johannesstift, Berlin-Spandau 6/1973
Opp. 79, 81a, 90 rec. Johannesstift, Berlin-Spandau 12/1974
Op. 26 rec. Konzerthaus, Turku, Finland 8/1975
Op. 31/1 rec. Konzerthaus, Turku, Finland 9/1975
Opp. 10/3, 13, 27/1, 27/2, 35 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 9/1980
Opp. 2/3, 31/2, 31/3 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 10/1981
Opp. 28, 49/1 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 4/1982
Op. 106 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 10/1982
Opp. 2/2, 7 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 8-9/1974
Op. 49/2 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 9/1974
Opp. 10/1, 14/2, 22 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 6/1985
Opp. 109, 110 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 8-9/1985
WoO 47 rec. Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin 9/1985
Ⓟ 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 © 1996 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
00289 477 6360	Emil Gilels, Beethoven*	Emil Gilels, Beethoven* - Beethoven Sonatas ‎(9xCD, Comp, RE + Box)	Deutsche Grammophon	00289 477 6360	Germany	2006