Album: Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas
Artist: Fazil Say
Genre: Classical
Label: Warner Classics
Year: 2020
Time: 10:04:35

Marking Beethoven’s 250th birthday in a suitably heroic fashion, Fazıl Say has recorded all 32 of the composer’s piano sonatas. He sees the sonatas as “a sacred text for musicians” and Beethoven as “A revolutionary composer starting to create music 50 to 100 years ahead of its time,” adding that: “When we interpret a composer’s work, we need to remain faithful to it. In other words, we need to feel like a composer. Compositions should be interpreted with the same freshness as a completely new piece of music that has just been created.”

Tracklist:

01 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1_ I. Allegro.
02 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1_ II. Adagio.
03 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1_ III. Menuetto (Allegretto) – Trio.
04 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1_ IV. Prestissimo.
05 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2_ I. Allegro vivace.
06 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2_ II. Largo appassionato.
07 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2_ III. Scherzo (Allegretto).
08 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2_ IV. Rondo (Grazioso).
09 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3_ I. Allegro con brio.
10 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3_ II. Adagio.
11 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3_ III. Scherzo (Allegro) – Trio.
12 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3_ IV. Allegro assai.
13 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7_ I. Allegro molto e con brio.
14 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7_ II. Largo con gran espressione.
15 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7_ III. Allegro.
16 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7_ IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso).
17 Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1_ I. Allegro molto e con brio.
18 Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1_ II. Adagio molto.
19 Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1_ III. Finale (Prestissimo).
20 Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2_ I. Allegro.
21 Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2_ II. Allegretto.
22 Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2_ III. Presto.
23 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3_ I. Presto.
24 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3_ II. Largo e mesto.
25 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3_ III. Menuetto (Allegro) – Trio.
26 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3_ IV. Rondo (Allegro).
27 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, _Pathétique__ I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio.
28 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, _Pathétique__ II. Adagio cantabile.
29 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, _Pathétique__ III. Rondo (Allegro).
30 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1_ I. Allegro.
31 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1_ II. Allegretto.
32 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1_ III. Rondo (Allegro comodo).
33 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2_ I. Allegro.
34 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2_ II. Andante.
35 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2_ III. Scherzo (Allegro assai).
36 Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22_ I. Allegro con brio.
37 Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22_ II. Adagio con molto espressione.
38 Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22_ III. Menuetto.
39 Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22_ IV. Rondo (Allegretto).
40 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ I. Andante con variazioni (Tema).
41 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ I. Andante con variazioni – Variation 1.
42 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ I. Andante con variazioni – Variation 2.
43 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ I. Andante con variazioni – Variation 3.
44 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ I. Andante con variazioni – Variation 4.
45 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ I. Andante con variazioni – Variation 5.
46 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ II. Scherzo (Allegro molto) – Trio.
47 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe (Maestoso andante).
48 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, _Funeral March__ IV. Allegro.
49 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, _Quasi una fantasia__ I. Andante – Allegro.
50 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, _Quasi una fantasia__ II. Allegro molto e vivace.
51 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, _Quasi una fantasia__ III. Adagio con espressione.
52 Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, _Quasi una fantasia__ IV. Allegro vivace.
53 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, _Moonlight__ I. Adagio sostenuto.
54 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, _Moonlight__ II. Allegretto.
55 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, _Moonlight__ III. Presto agitato.
56 Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, _Pastoral__ I. Allegro.
57 Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, _Pastoral__ II. Andante.
58 Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, _Pastoral__ III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace).
59 Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, _Pastoral__ IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo).
60 Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1_ I. Allegro vivace.
61 Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1_ II. Adagio grazioso.
62 Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1_ III. Rondo (Allegretto – Presto).
63 Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2, _The Tempest__ I. Largo – Allegro.
64 Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2, _The Tempest__ II. Adagio.
65 Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2, _The Tempest__ III. Allegretto.
66 Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3_ I. Allegro.
67 Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3_ II. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace).
68 Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3_ III. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso).
69 Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3_ IV. Presto con fuoco.
70 Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1_ I. Andante.
71 Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1_ II. Rondo (Allegro).
72 Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2_ I. Allegro ma non troppo.
73 Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2_ II. Tempo di Menuetto.
74 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, _Waldstein__ I. Allegro con brio.
75 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, _Waldstein__ II. Introduzione (Adagio molto).
76 Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, _Waldstein__ III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato- Prestissimo).
77 Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54_ I. In Tempo d'un menuetto.
78 Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54_ II. Allegretto – Più allegro.
79 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, _Appassionata__ I. Allegro assai.
80 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, _Appassionata__ II. Andante con moto.
81 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, _Appassionata__ III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto.
82 Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78, _A Thérèse__ I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo.
83 Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78, _A Thérèse__ II. Allegro vivace.
84 Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79_ I. Presto alla tedesca.
85 Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79_ II. Andante.
86 Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79_ III. Vivace.
87 Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, _Das Lebewohl__ I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio – Allegro).
88 Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, _Das Lebewohl__ II. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo).
89 Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, _Das Lebewohl__ III. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente – Poco andante).
90 Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90_ I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck.
91 Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90_ II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen.
92 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101_ I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo).
93 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101_ II. Lebhaft und marschmässig (Vivace alla marcia).
94 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101_ III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo con affetto).
95 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101_ IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro).
96 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, _Hammerklavier__ I. Allegro.
97 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, _Hammerklavier__ II. Scherzo (Assai vivace – Presto – Prestissimo).
98 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, _Hammerklavier__ III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento.
99 Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, _Hammerklavier__ IV. Introduzione (Largo) – Fuga [Allegro risoluto].
100 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ I. Vivace – Adagio espressivo.
101 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ II. Prestissimo.
102 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ III. Tema (Gesangvoll mit innigster Empfindun…
103 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ III. Variation 1 – Molto espressivo.
104 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ III. Variation 2 – Leggiermente.
105 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ III. Variation 3 – Allegro vivace.
106 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ III. Variation 4 – Etwas langsamer als das Thema.
107 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ III. Variation 5 – Allegro ma non troppo.
108 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109_ III. Variation 6 – Tempo I del tema. Cantabile.
109 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110_ I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo.
110 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110_ II. Scherzo (Allegro molto).
111 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110_ III. Adagio, ma non troppo – Allegro, ma non troppo.
112 Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111_ I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato.
113 Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111_ II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile).