n°1 Andante con moto 0:00 n°2 Allegro 3:05 n°3 Andante 6:09 n°4 Presto 8:49 n°5 Quasi allegretto 12:44 n°6 Presto - Andante amabile e con moto - Tempo I 14:18
Artur Schnabel Studio recording, London, 13.I.1937
The Six Bagatelles of Op 126 formed Beethoven’s last work for piano. When he offered it to the publishers Schott & Co. in November 1824, together with the Consecration of the House Overture Op 124, he described the pieces as ‘6 Bagatelles or Trifles for solo piano, some of which are rather more developed and probably the best pieces of this kind I have written.’ This is, in fact, music that already belongs to the spiritual world of the late string quartets Beethoven began composing in its wake. [+]
— Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827) — Performers: Alban Berg Quartett — Year of recording: 1981
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, written in 1826.
00:00 - I. Allegretto 06:22 - II. Vivace [Scherzo] 09:50 - III. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo 17:39 - IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro ("Der schwer gefasste Entschluss")
Beethoven wrote the bulk of this, his final quartet, in a two-month burst of activity amid health problems and shortly after his nephew Karl attempted to commit suicide. But there's not a hint of self-pity or anguish in this compact, good-natured work. For Beethoven's valedictory composition, this quartet is surprisingly small-scaled, finding inspiration in the quartets of Beethoven's one-time teacher Haydn.
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 00:07 I Allegro 05:50 II Adagio 10:15 III Menuetto – Allegretto 13:57 IV Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 21:30 I Presto 28:28 II Largo e mesto 37:01 III Menuetto: Allegro 40:04 IV Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 45:14 I Allegro 52:17 II Allegretto 58:13 III Rondo – Allegro comodo
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March" 01:01:46 I Andante con variazioni 01:08:29 II Scherzo: Allegro molto 01:11:32 III Marcia funebre sulla morte di un eroe: Maestoso andante 01:17:35 IV Allegro
01:21:35 Bagatelle in G major, op.126 no.1 (Andante con moto, Cantabile e compiacevole)
Recorded live at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, 15 October 1976
— Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (17 December 1770 -- 26 March 1827) — Performers: Alban Berg Quartett — Year of recording: 1981
String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135, written in 1826.
00:00 - I. Allegretto 06:22 - II. Vivace [Scherzo] 09:50 - III. Lento assai e cantante tranquillo 17:39 - IV. Grave ma non troppo tratto - Allegro ("Der schwer gefasste Entschluss")
Beethoven wrote the bulk of this, his final quartet, in a two-month burst of activity amid health problems and shortly after his nephew Karl attempted to commit suicide. But there's not a hint of self-pity or anguish in this compact, good-natured work. For Beethoven's valedictory composition, this quartet is surprisingly small-scaled, finding inspiration in the quartets of Beethoven's one-time teacher Haydn.
