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Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 1, 18 & 30

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Tomasz Ritter
Format
CD
Label
Ricercar
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
RIC477
UPC
5400439004771

About

Tomasz Ritter, winner of the Bruges Festival Competition 2024, here follows the traditional overview of Beethoven's musical language and devotes his recital to three sonatas drawn from the three creative periods: op. 2/1 (1795), op. 31/3 (1802) and op. 109 (1820). Ritter has also chosen three instruments that are close to those Beethoven played and reflect the evolution of piano construction: two Viennese instruments copied from originals by Anton Walter and Nanette Streicher, and an original Broadwood piano that is almost identical to the one the famous English piano maker gave the composer.

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 03:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  2. 2 II. Adagio 04:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  3. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegretto 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegretto
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  4. 4 IV. Prestissimo 05:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Prestissimo
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  5. 5 I. Allegro 07:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  6. 6 II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace 05:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  7. 7 III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso 04:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  8. 8 IV. Presto con fuoco 04:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Presto con fuoco
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  9. 9 I. Vivace ma non troppo 03:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Vivace ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  10. 10 II. Prestissimo 02:34
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Prestissimo
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter
  11. 11 III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo 12:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
    Duration
    12:05
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Tomasz Ritter