Best Beethoven Piano Sonata Recordings - April 2024

Beethoven: The 32 Piano Sonatas, Bagatelles (9CD)

“Nobody plays this music more authoritatively and eloquently,” wrote London’s Sunday Times of Stephen Kovacevich in Beethoven. “He is in his element, responding wholeheartedly to the extreme physicality that Beethoven brought to music ... but the wit and delicacy of the playing are also remarkable.”Kovacevich himself has spoken of his love for the “fun and virtuosity” of the composer’s early sonatas, while in the often challenging later works he sees a “subtext of radiance and some sort of inherent faith in life.”

• ASIN: B0714GDHFM
• UPC: 190295869229
• ASIN: B0714GDHFM
• Brand: Warner Bros.
• Manufacturer: Warner Classics/Parlophone

Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas [8 CD]

Maurizio Pollini as Beethoven Sonatas cycle has reached completion after nearly 40 years. We celebrate this major event with a handsome 8-CD capbox that provides a fitting testimonial to a great artistic partnership between pianist and record label.The final recordings in the cycle (opp. 31 & 49) are being released simultaneously as a single CD.He sets standards with his fabulous technique, delivering performances of magisterial weight and coruscating energy. The Beethoven cycle began in June 1975 with opp. 109 and 110, and reached completion this year with the final CD, of the three sonatas o... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00NOB05ZW
• UPC: 028947941200
• ASIN: B00NOB05ZW
• Brand: Deutsche Grammophon
• Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

• ASIN: B0000012XC
• UPC: 028944796629
• ASIN: B0000012XC
• Manufacturer: Dg Imports

Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 56 - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 14, 23, & 26

Brand New

• ASIN: B000031WBZ
• UPC: 771104898090
• ASIN: B000031WBZ
• Manufacturer: Sony Classical

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas

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 pe... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00LJ3EUGC
• ASIN: B00LJ3EUGC
• Manufacturer: BIS

Beethoven: The 32 Sonatas [11 CD]

Andras Schiff: piano Beethoven sonata cycles are occasions, but they dont always make history. This one did.... The recordings are luminous. Although they were recorded live in Zurich, Switzerland, they reveal a kind of preserved freshness. An ideal piano dances in imaginary space. Everything in Beethoven can be heard, savored, adored. I recommend them without qualification. - Mark Swed, Los Angeles TimesAndras Schiff: The Beethoven sonatas can be logically divided into three distinct groups: early, middle and late. To me, playing them in chronological order is most convincing and deeply satis... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M1O8HA2
• UPC: 028948129089
• ASIN: B01M1O8HA2
• Manufacturer: ECM New Series

Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas, Collector's Edition

Written during three distinct periods of the composer's life, Beethoven's thirty-two sonatas are one of the great pinnacles of the piano literature, and are performed here by one of the twentieth century's finest pianists. From the ebullient early works to the forward-looking and often deeply thought-provoking late ones, Arrau's much-praised interpretation is just as fresh today as it waswhen first released.

• ASIN: B007CW2FCA
• UPC: 028947836940
• ASIN: B007CW2FCA
• Manufacturer: Decca Records

Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathetique & Appassionata Piano Sonatas, Opp. 13, 27:2, 57

Rudolf Serkin's early 1960s accounts of the most popular "name" sonatas, on a CBS "Great Performances" mid-price CD, are compellingly direct and offer excellent value. The playing is deliberate, but hardly theatrical: as always, the pianist emphasizes the virtues of literalism. The recordings are closely miked and sonorous, and convey good piano tone along with every breath, sigh, groan, and vocalization Serkin produces. The Adagio of the Pathetique is especially lovely. --Ted Libbey

• ASIN: B0000025M4
• UPC: 074643721929
• ASIN: B0000025M4
• Manufacturer: Sony

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 30 31 & 32

By the time Beethoven composed this work, his output had declined substantially, perhaps owing to his deafness and disappointments in life. The only complete works to emerge from the period of 1820- 1823 were these last three piano sonatas. Even when compared to these imposing works, the "E major Piano Sonata" retains it's status of a masterpiece. With Gould, you'll get excellent interpretations of some of the lesser known works. Even when a movement runs off track, you sense the pianist's excitement and good humor. These are some of the cleanest and most musical performances of Beethoven's la... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NXH2NFF
• ASIN: B07NXH2NFF
• Brand: Vinyl Passion
• Manufacturer: Vinyl Passion

Beethoven Piano Sonatas Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" & Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" [LP]

• ASIN: B0785VL9HV
• UPC: 028947999195
• ASIN: B0785VL9HV
• Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (8CD)

Artur Schnabel’s complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas, recorded between 1932 and 1938, constitute a monument of the catalogue. In 1937 Gramophone wrote: “To [his] technical mastery Schnabel adds and fuses an intensely intelligent, not merely ‘intellectual’ mind … The result is a perfectly blended interpretation of the music as a spiritual expression and as a musical organism.” Remastered from the original 78RPM discs, these legendary recordings can now be enjoyed in audio of unprecedented truthfulness and quality.

• ASIN: B01GIUNCNM
• UPC: 190295975050
• ASIN: B01GIUNCNM
• Manufacturer: Warner Classics/Parlophone

Piano Sonata No.8 [LP]

VINYL RECORD

• ASIN: B072QLC1WR
• UPC: 028947977247
• ASIN: B072QLC1WR
• Brand: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
• Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon

Claudio Arrau - Complete Philips Recordings [80 CD]

Limited Edition 80-CD set presenting Claudio Arrau’s complete Philips and American Decca recordings plus his live recording of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4 with Leonard Bernstein on DG. Arrau was among the most deeply satisfying interpreters of Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin and particularly Beethoven. Includes recordings with Sir Collin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Leonard Bernstein, Henryk Szeryng, János Starker and Arthur Grumiaux.

• ASIN: B077ZH999P
• UPC: 028948329847
• ASIN: B077ZH999P
• Manufacturer: Decca

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4

Piano Sonatas 2,3,7,8 "Pathetique" 11,12 "Funeral March," 24. Brendel's monumental cycle continues with this delightful collection.

• ASIN: B000001K38
• UPC: 004716350602
• ASIN: B000001K38
• Manufacturer: VOX

Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas

Alfred Brendel - Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas, Disc EX, Case EX, Format: Music CD, Philips Records. Classical music CD release from Alfred Brendel with the album Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas. Released on the label Philips Records. Classical music CD. This hard to find pre-owned music CD is fully guaranteed.

• ASIN: B00000417L
• UPC: 028943873024
• ASIN: B00000417L
• Manufacturer: Philips

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (CD)

Details Coming Soon

• UPC: 182722495
• Rating: 5.0

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 6: Moonlight (CD)

Martin Beethoven / Roscoe - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 6: Moonlight (CD NEW)Label: Deux-EllesFormat: CDRelease Date: 24 Mar 2017No. of Discs: 1UPC:

• UPC: 816304807

Beethoven - Complete Piano Sonatas : Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Vol. 2103

The 32 piano sonatas of Beethoven as previously published by Schirmer, in one volume. With an introduction by Theodore Baker and preface by Sigmund

• UPC: 43295944

Beethoven - Five Favorite Piano Sonatas : Pathetique * Moonlight * the Tempest * Les Adieux * Op. 2, No. 1

Classical/Opera Piano Solos

• UPC: 666903109

Ludvig Van Beethoven: Favorite Piano Works : 10 Sonatas, 3 Variations, 4 Sonatinas, 10 Bagatelles, 8 Other Pieces

Edited and fingered variously by Carl Krebs, Sigmund Lebert, Hans von B'ulow or William

• UPC: 10155967

Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics: Sonatas - Volume 1: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1769 Piano Solo (Paperback)

(Piano Collection). Contents: Sonata, Op. 2, No. 2 * Sonata, Op. 2, No. 3 * Sonata, Op. 7 in E flat * Sonata, Op. 10, No. 1 * Sonata, Op. 10, No. 2 * Sonata,

• UPC: 10218158

Quartets After the Beethoven Piano Sonatas Op 2

Details Coming Soon

• UPC: 155410105

"The Tempest" Piano Sonata No.17 By Ludwig van Beethoven For Solo Piano (1802) Op.31/No.2 - eBook

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the

• UPC: 308717793

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas No. 5 Op.10/1, No.8 Op. 13

Details Coming Soon

• UPC: 105295301

Wilhelm Kempff Plays Beethoven: Hammerklavier Piano Sonata, Op. 106/Rondo, Op. 51, No. 2 [VHS]

Wilhelm Kempff Plays Beethoven: Hammerklavier Piano Sonata, Op. 106/Rondo, Op. 51, No. 2

• UPC: 1167058