EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Front, back covers | 10:19:08 | 1.75 GbClassical | Label: Warner Classics / 01902952869229“Nobody plays this music more authoritatively and eloquently,” wrote London’s Sunday Times of Stephen Kovacevich in Beethoven. “He is in his element, responding wholeheartedly to the extreme physicality that Beethoven brought to music … but the wit and delicacy of the playing are also remarkable.”Kovacevich himself has spoken of his love for the “fun and virtuosity” of the composer’s early sonatas, while in the oftenTracklist:CD1 (12 / 1:01:36)01. Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2 no.1 – I. Allegro02. Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2 no.1 – II. Adagio03. Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2 no.1 – III. Menuetto: Allegretto04. Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2 no.1 – IV. Prestissimo05. Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2 no.2 – I. Allegro vivace06. Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2 no.2 – II. Largo appassionato07. Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2 no.2 – III. Scherzo: Allegretto08. Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2 no.2 – IV. Rondo: Grazioso09. Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2 no.3 – I. Allegro con brio10. Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2 no.3 – II. Adagio11. Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2 no.3 – III. Scherzo: Allegro12. Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2 no.3 – IV. Allegro assaiCD2 (14 / 1:15:03)01. Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat major, op.7 – I. Allegro molto e con brio02. Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat major, op.7 – II. Largo, con gran espressione03. Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat major, op.7 – III. Allegro04. Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat major, op.7 – IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso05. Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10 no.1 – I. Allegro molto e con brio06. Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10 no.1 – II. Adagio motto07. Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10 no.1 – III. Finale: Prestissimo08. Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10 no.2 – I. Allegro09. Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10 no.2 – II. Allegretto10. Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10 no.2 – III. Presto11. Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10 no.3 – I. Presto12. Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10 no.3 – II. Largo e mesto13. Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10 no.3 – III. Menuetto: Allegro14. Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10 no.3 – IV. Rondo: AllegroCD3 (13 / 1:10:11)01. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 ‘Pathetique’ – I. Grave – Allegro molto e con brio02. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 ‘Pathetique’ – II. Adagio cantabile03. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 ‘Pathetique’ – III. Rondo: Allegro04. Piano Sonata No.9 in E flat major, op.14 no.1 – I. Allegro05. Piano Sonata No.9 in E flat major, op.14 no.1 – II. Allegretto06. Piano Sonata No.9 in E flat major, op.14 no.1 – III. Rondo: Allegro comodo07. Piano Sonata No.10 in G major, op.14 no.2 – I. Allegro08. Piano Sonata No.10 in G major, op.14 no.2 – II. Andante09. Piano Sonata No.10 in G major, op.14 no.2 – III. Scherzo: Allegro assai10. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat major, op.22 – I. Allegro con brio11. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat major, op.22 – II. Adagio con molta espressione12. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat major, op.22 – III. Menuetto13. Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat major, op.22 – IV. Rondo: AllegrettoCD4 (20 / 1:10:37)01. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – I. Andante con variazioni02. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – Var.103. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – Var.204. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – Var.305. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – Var.406. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – Var.507. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – II. Scherzo: Allegro molto08. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe. Maestoso andante09. Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major, op.26 – IV. Allegro10. Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat major, op.27 no.1 – I. Andante – Allegro – Tempo I –11. Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat major, op.27 no.1 – II. Allegro molto e vivace12. Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat major, op.27 no.1 – III. Adagio con espressione13. Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat major, op.27 no.1 – IV. Allegro vivace14. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 ‘Moonight’ – I. Adagio sostenuto15. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 ‘Moonight’ – II. Allegretto16. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 ‘Moonight’ – III. Presto agitato – Adagio – Presto agitato17. Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28 ‘Pastoral’ – I. Allegro18. Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28 ‘Pastoral’ – II. Andante19. Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28 ‘Pastoral’ – III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace20. Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28 ‘Pastoral’ – IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppoCD5 (14 / 1:18:06)01. Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, op.31 no.1 – I. Allegro vivace02. Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, op.31 no.1 – II. Adagio grazioso03. Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, op.31 no.1 – III. Rondo: Allegretto – Presto04. Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 ‘The Tempest’ – I. Largo – Allegro05. Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 ‘The Tempest’ – II. Adagio06. Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 ‘The Tempest’ – III. Allegretto07. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat major, op.31 no.3 – I. Allegro08. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat major, op.31 no.3 – II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace09. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat major, op.31 no.3 – III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso10. Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat major, op.31 no.3 – IV. Presto con fuoco11. Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, op.49 no.1 – I. Andante12. Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, op.49 no.1 – II. Rondo: Allegro13. Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, op.49 no.2 – I. Allegro, ma non troppo14. Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, op.49 no.2 – II. Tempo di menuettoCD6 (13 / 1:18:10)01. Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 ‘Waldstein’ – I. Allegro con brio02. Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 ‘Waldstein’ – II. Intruduzione: Adagio molto03. Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 ‘Waldstein’ – III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo04. Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54 – I. In tempo d’un menuetto05. Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54 – II. Allegretto – Piu allegro06. Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 ‘Apassionata’ – I. Allegro assai – Piu allegro07. Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 ‘Apassionata’ – II. Andante con moto08. Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 ‘Apassionata’ – III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto09. Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp major, op.78 – I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo10. Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp major, op.78 – II. Allegro vivace11. Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79 – I. Presto alla tedesca12. Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79 – II. Andante13. Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79 – III. VivaceCD7 (18 / 1:07:39)01. Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat major, op.81a ‘Les Adieux’ – I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio – Allegro02. Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat major, op.81a ‘Les Adieux’ – II. Die Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo03. Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat major, op.81a ‘Les Adieux’ – III. Das Wiedersehn: Vivacissimamente – Poco andante – Tempo I04. Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, op.90 – I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck05. Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, op.90 – II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen06. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto, ma non troppo07. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – II. Lebhaft. Marschmasig: Vivace alla Marcia08. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll: Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto –09. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro risoluto10. Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, op.109 – I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – Tempo I11. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – II. Prestissimo12. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – III. Andante molto cantabile e espressivo13. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – Var.1: Molto espressivo14. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – Var.2: Leggermente15. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – Var.3: Allegro vivace16. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – Var.4: Un poco meno andante, cioe un poco piu adagio del tema17. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – Var.5: Allegro, ma non troppo18. Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101 – Var.6: Tempo I del tema: CantabileCD8 (11 / 1:00:39)01. Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major, op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’ – I. Allegro02. Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major, op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’ – II. Scherzo: Assai vivace – Presto – Tempo I03. Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major, op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’ – III. Adagio sostenuto04. Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major, op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’ – IV. Largo – Allegro – Prestissimo – Allegro risoluto05. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 – I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo06. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 – II. Allegro molto07. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 – III. Adagio, ma non troppo08. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 – Adagio, ma non troppo – Arioso dolente09. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 – Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo –10. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 – L’istesso tempo di Arioso –11. Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major, op.110 – L’istesso tempo della Fuga poi a poi di nuovo vivente – Meno allegroCD9 (19 / 57:08)01. Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111 – I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato02. Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111 – II. Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile – L’istesso tempo03. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Allegretto04. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Andante con voto05. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – A l’Allemande06. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Andante cantabile07. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Risoluto08. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Andante09. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Allegro ma non troppo10. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Moderato cantabile11. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Vivace moderato12. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Allegramente13. 11 Bagatelles, op.119 – Andante, ma non troppo14. 6 Bagatelles, op.126 – Andante con moto15. 6 Bagatelles, op.126 – Allegro16. 6 Bagatelles, op.126 – Andante17. 6 Bagatelles, op.126 – Presto18. 6 Bagatelles, op.126 – Quasi allegretto19. 6 Bagatelles, op.126 – Presto – Andante amabile e con moto