Piano Sonata in E major Op 14 No 1[14’01]
1
Allegro[6’40]
2
Allegretto[3’41]
3
Allegro comodo[3’40]
Piano Sonata in G minor Op 49 No 1[8’25]
4
Andante[4’45]
5
Allegro[3’40]
Piano Sonata in G major Op 49 No 2[9’10]
6
Allegro, ma non troppo[5’05]
7
Tempo di Menuetto[4’05]
Piano Sonata in G major Op 31 No 1[25’07]
8
Allegro vivace[6’51]
9
Adagio grazioso[11’02]
10
Allegretto[7’14]
Piano Sonata in E flat major ‘Les adieux’ Op 81a[17’48]
11
Das Lebewohl: Adagio – Allegro[7’38]
12
Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo –[3’35]
13
Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente[6’35]
Another instalment of Angela Hewitt’s much-lauded Beethoven presents five piano sonatas, culminating with the masterly ‘Les adieux’. As usual, Angela’s booklet notes muse compellingly on the music, performance practice and all things Beethovenian.