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Moonlight Sonata, Opus 27, No. 2, 1st Movement (Alfred Masterwork Editions)

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"Sonata quasi una Fantasia" 1st movement only in it's original form with performance notes and information on Beethoven.

Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No. 2 Complete (Alfred Masterwork Edition)

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Complete original "Moonlight" sonata by Beethoven. Excellent background and performance notes.

Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement-Artistic Preparation and Performance Series (Alfred Masterwork Edition)

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Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (Concert Performer)

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A complete Urtext edition of Beethoven's most famous piano sonata. Includes fingering by one of the most highly esteemed pianists in Italy, Carlo Vidusso. With an Italian preface translated into English, French, German, and Spanish.

Beethoven: Moonlight, Waldstein, Appassionata / Ashkenazy (Penguin Music Classics Series)

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This troika of piano sonatas shows off some of Beethoven's most crystalline writing: from the impressionistic, sensual Moonlight to the somewhat mournful Appassionata to the wonderful, intricate aural shoving match of Waldstein. On the grounds of their sheer power, these three took novelist and erstwhile liner notician John Fowles by quiet storm. He writes in his notes to the CD that he's easily brought to tears, and that Beethoven "knew how to move people quasi-divinely." What happens in Ashkenazy's performance may--or may not--be divine.

Beethoven: Klaviersonaten - Maurizio Pollini / Mondschein - Pastorale

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The tracks are: 1. - 4. Klaviersonate Nr. 13 Es-dur op. 27 No. 1, 5. - 7. Klaviersonate Nr. 14 cis-moll op. 27 No. 2, 8. - 11. K;aviersonate Nr. 15 D-dur op. 28 "Pastorale".

Beethoven and his 32 Piano Sonatas - A Musical Universe (Vol. 1, Sonatas No. 1 and No. 14, Moonlight)

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Volume I of this series is devoted to Beethoven Sonatas # 1 and 14. Pianist Mark Salman and Host David Dubal discuss Beethoven's life during the genesis of each sonata and illustrate its technical and emotional characteristics with musical excerpts. Then Salman performs the entire sonata, giving the viewer a unique close-up glimpse into the inner working of the performer's art.

Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos

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Beethoven: Sonatas for piano No29; Sonatas for piano No28

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Vladimir Feltsman has definite ideas about the Hammerklavier and the ability to carry them out, not something we can take for granted. He plays the first movement with emphasis on rhetoric, occasionally sacrificing forward motion, but certainly making his points. There is no sacrifice of motion in the horrendously difficult finale, though, where the pianist keeps the music going with great power and impressive clarity. Only the slow movement requires the degree of eloquence that we hear throughout No. 28, a treasure of a performance. This is some very impressive Beethoven playing, very well recorded. --Leslie Gerber

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

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Each of these performances has its own profile. The orchestra plays incisively in the First Concerto, but Ashkenazy's plush lyricism doesn't make a good match either with the orchestra or with the music, and he makes one weird ritard in the first movement. The Second Concerto is uneventful, rather bland and pleasant. The Third Concerto seems to be the best performance of the lot, with dramatic playing by soloist and orchestra, but it's sabotaged by blurry recorded sound, the only serious problem with sound quality in the entire set. The Fourth Concerto is enlivened, at least intellectually, by Solti's approach, constantly revealing interesting unfamiliar details in the orchestral score. Ashkenazy's detachment makes this a frosty but fascinating experience. The "Emperor" is a good routine performance, nothing special. The Bagatelles aren't much of a bonus, since they're rather dully played. (Why not the "Choral" Fantasy?) There's nothing actively bad about this set, and it's reasonably priced. But Beethoven deserves better, and gets it from many performers, including the fascinating Uchida-Sanderling collaborations. --Leslie Gerber

Beethoven: Sonaten - Pathétique & Mondschein

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Beethoven 2 Preludes Op. 39 "Through All Major Scales" for Piano: Instantly download and print sheet music

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Beethoven, Schumann: Die Werke für Violoncello und Klavier

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The Art of Ashkenazy

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