Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas / Brautigam

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
    • PERFORMER
      Ronald Brautigam
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 11, 2014
    • UPC
      7318599920009
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2000
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      9
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    3. III. Menuetto. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    4. IV. Prestissimo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    5. I. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    6. II. Largo appassionato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    7. III. Scherzo. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    8. IV. Rondo. Grazioso

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    9. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    10. II. Adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    11. III. Scherzo. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    12. IV. Allegro assai

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    13. I. Andante

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    14. II. Rondo. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    15. I. Allegro, ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    16. II. Tempo di Menuetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    17. I. Allegro molto e con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    18. II. Largo con gran espressione

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    19. III. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    20. IV. Rondo: Poco Allegretto e grazioso

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    21. I. Allegro molto e con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    22. II. Adagio molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    23. III. Finale: Prestissimo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    24. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    25. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    26. III. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    27. I. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    28. II. Largo e mesto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    29. III. Menuetto: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    30. IV. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    31. I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    32. II. Adagio cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    33. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    34. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    35. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    36. III. Rondo: Allegro comodo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    37. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    38. II. Andante

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    39. III. Scherzo: Allegro assai

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    40. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    41. II. Adagio con molta espressione

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    42. III. Minuetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    43. IV. Rondo: Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    44. I. Andante con variazioni

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    45. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    46. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    47. IV. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    48. I. Andante - Allegro -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    49. II. Allegro molto e vivace -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    50. III. Adagio con espressione -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    51. IV. Allegro vivace - Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    52. I. Adagio sostenuto -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    53. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    54. III. Presto agitato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    55. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    56. II. Andante

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    57. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    58. IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    59. I. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    60. II. Adagio grazioso

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    61. III. Rondo: Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    62. I. Largo - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    63. II. Adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    64. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    65. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    66. II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    67. III. Minuet: Moderato e grazioso

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    68. IV. Presto con fuoco

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    69. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    70. II. Introduzione: Adagio molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    71. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    72. I. In tempo d'un menuetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    73. II. Allegretto - Più allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    74. I. Allegro assai

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    75. II. Andante con moto -

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    76. III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    77. I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    78. II. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    79. I. Presto alla tedesca

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    80. II. Andante

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    81. III. Vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    82. I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    83. II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    84. III. Das Wiedersehn: Vivacissimamente

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    85. I. Mit lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    86. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    87. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    88. II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    89. III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    90. IV. Largo - V. Allegro risoluto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    91. I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    92. II. Lebhaft. Marschmassig

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    93. III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    94. IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    95. I. Vivace ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    96. II. Prestissimo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    97. III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung: Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    98. I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    99. II. Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    100. III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    101. I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    102. II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    103. I. Allegro cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    104. II. Andante

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    105. III. Rondo vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    106. I. Larghetto maestoso - Allegro assai

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    107. II. Andante

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    108. III. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    109. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    110. II. Menuetto. Sostenuto (con 6 variazioni)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    111. III. Scherzando: Allegretto, ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    112. I. —

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    113. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    114. I. Moderato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    115. II. Romanze

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    116. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    117. II. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    118. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam

    119. II. Adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ronald Brautigam


This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.

The 32 Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven are often referred to as the ‘New Testament’ of the keyboard literature, following on the ‘Old Testament’ of J.S. Bach's 48 preludes and fugues in the Well-Tempered Clavier. Composed over a period of almost three decades, from 1795 to 1822, the sonatas constitute a fascinating panorama of an artistic career which underwent numerous changes – not to say upheavals – but nevertheless remained remarkably consistent. Ever since the first recording of the entire cycle, by Artur Schnabel in the 1930s, a number of the world's leading pianists have given us their performances of this monumental collection on disc. One of the latest cycles is that of Ronald Brautigam, released on single discs between 2004 and 2010. Performed on the fortepiano, as part of a series of Beethoven's complete solo keyboard works, Brautigam's recordings have been described as ‘riveting’, ‘compelling’ and ‘revolutionary’. The eight discs with the 32 sonatas are now being released as a boxed set, along with a ninth disc containing the early, unnumbered sonatas. Contributing factors to the ‘refreshing directness’ that reviewers have experienced in these performances are the widely praised recorded sound and the carefully selected instruments, built by Paul McNulty after originals from 1788-1819 by the foremost Viennese makers of fortepianos. For this boxed set, the original SACD format has been retained – along with the possibility of listening to the performances in surround – thus offering the opportunity of sharing the experience of one reviewer: ‘One has almost the impression of being a contemporary of Beethoven’s: one of the first, infinitely startled – not to say shocked – witnesses to this music’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung).

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REVIEW:

Much of the playing here is sensational. Notice the pronounced rhetorical emphasis yet intensely focused dotted rhythms in the Pathétique’s introduction, or the revelatory continuity from one variation to the next in Op 14 No 2’s uncommonly quick central movement. Those who think that even Brautigam’s sturdy fortepiano cannot approximate an orchestra should check out Op 22’s first movement, where the full-bodied octaves and brilliantly judged ‘Rossini’ crescendo just before the recapitulation make a pulverising impact.

And what about the Moonlight finale’s controlled fury and slashing momentum that remain musical to the core, or how those Op 10 No 1 and 2 finales rock and roll while retaining maximum linear clarity? Few others rightly feel Op 10 No 3’s Minuet as one beat to a bar and effectively spin out the left-hand counterlines. Among the heroic middle-period works, perhaps Brautigam’s Waldstein and Appassionata make a cogent case for period instruments in regard to textural differentiation between registers, shorter pedal resonances, and being able to truly perceive rather than merely infer each pitch within low-lying chords and runs, abetted by Brautigam’s subtle yet expressively powerful tempo modifications and telling accents.

Brautigam’s late sonatas are never less than masterful.

– Gramophone