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Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. III

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer) | Format: Audio CD
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listen  1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No.1 - I. Allegro02; Alfred Brendel 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No.1 - II. Adagio02; Alfred Brendel 4:13$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No.1 - III. Minuetto: Allegretto02; Alfred Brendel 3:28$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No.1 - IV. Prestissimo02; Alfred Brendel 5:19$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 - I. Presto alla tedesca02; Alfred Brendel 4:59$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 - II. Andante02; Alfred Brendel 2:29$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 - III. Vivace02; Alfred Brendel 1:59$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 - I. Allegro molto e con brio02; Alfred Brendel 6:08$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 - II. Adagio molto02; Alfred Brendel 8:37Album Only
listen10. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 - III. Finale: Prestissimo02; Alfred Brendel 4:06$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 - I. Allegro02; Alfred Brendel 5:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen12. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 - II. Allegretto02; Alfred Brendel 4:21$0.99 Buy Track
listen13. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 - III. Finale: Presto02; Alfred Brendel 4:14$0.99 Buy Track
listen14. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, no. 1 - I. Allegro02; Alfred Brendel 7:01Album Only
listen15. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, no. 1 - II. Allegretto02; Alfred Brendel 3:33$0.99 Buy Track
listen16. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, no. 1 - III. Rondo: Allegro commodo02; Alfred Brendel 3:14$0.99 Buy Track


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listen  1. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2 - I. Allegro02; Alfred Brendel 7:08Album Only
listen  2. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2 - II. Andante02; Alfred Brendel 3:40$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2 - III. Scherzo: Allegro assai02; Alfred Brendel 3:45$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia" - I. Andante - Allegro - Andante02; Alfred Brendel 4:26$0.99 Buy Track
listen  5. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia" - II. Allegro molto vivace02; Alfred Brendel 2:00$0.99 Buy Track
listen  6. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia" - III. Adagio02; Alfred Brendel 3:12$0.99 Buy Track
listen  7. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia" - IV. Finale: Allegro vivace02; Alfred Brendel 6:04$0.99 Buy Track
listen  8. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" - I. Adagio sostenuto02; Alfred Brendel 6:01$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" - II. Allegretto02; Alfred Brendel 2:18$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" - III. Presto agitato02; Alfred Brendel 7:45Album Only
listen11. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, "Pastorale" - I. Allegro02; Alfred Brendel 9:55Album Only
listen12. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, "Pastorale" - II. Andante02; Alfred Brendel 7:30Album Only
listen13. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, "Pastorale" - III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio - IV. Rondo: Allegro non troppo02; Alfred Brendel 7:26Album Only

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Alfred Brendel studied piano, composition and conducting in Zagreb and Graz, and completed his piano studies with Edwin Fischer, Paul Baumgartner, and Edward Steuermann. His international career began after winning a prize at the 1949 Busoni Competition and he now performs regularly at the world's major musical centres and festivals. He was the first pianist to record Beethoven's complete piano… Read more in Amazon's Alfred Brendel Store

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  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Audio CD (November 4, 1992)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Vox (Classical)
  • ASIN: B000001K34
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars early Beethoven played sweetly, April 24, 2004
This review is from: Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. III (Audio CD)
Brendel always seems to have a penchant for never over-doing things. He's never too loud, never too soft, never too harsh (even with this composer). In all the lyrical sections of these early sonatas, I find this disciplined sense of moderation to be soothing yet intense. For example in the first movement of the "Moonlight" Sonata, the soft and double soft marking are observed with assiduousness. It's subtle and not overly dramatic.

Brendel's technique is more than adequate. I wonder why he is not more of a perfectionist when he plays (as he has said about his playing- "I am not a perfectionist.")

All the dynamic and phrasing markings are observed diligently. He's very true to the intentions of the composer even in the little pieces such as these. And as always, he puts the composer before himself when playing.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent performances, recording-remastering mediocre..., April 27, 2008
This review is from: Alfred Brendel Plays Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Vol. III (Audio CD)
These recordings date from 1962 through 1964. The state-of-the art for analog was fully developed by then (see the fine RCA Living Stereo releases from the 1950's!), so my best guess as to the "metallic" sound of the piano is that it stems from a bad remaster/transfer job in 1991-2 and/or the use of 2nd or later generation tapes, or a bad recording to begin with... Truth be told, I have the original LPs that came as a boxed set containing all of LvB's piano music (incl. the concertos,etc.) and I am leaning toward the last possibility being the case here... the performances trump the sonics, and I'd not hesitate to recommend these versions.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brendel plays Bethoven in his own way, February 23, 2006
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He may not have a lyricism of Gilels or force and precision of Sokolov, but along these greatest I love the way he plays No.10 G Major and NO. 15 D Major "Pastoral" and others from this album
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