℗ 2023 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release
| Released | May 6, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 10m 19s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 18, 19, 20, 30 & 31
Walter Gieseking
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 "The Hunt"
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1.1
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
6:35 | |||
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1.2
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II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
5:04 | |||
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1.3
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III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:52 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Presto con fuoco
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
4:10 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1
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1.5
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I. Andante
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:40 | |||
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1.6
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II. Rondo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:45 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2
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1.7
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I. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:45 | |||
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1.8
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II. Tempo di menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:30 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
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1.9
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I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:45 | |||
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1.10
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II. Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
2:11 | |||
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1.11
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III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
2:09 | |||
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1.12
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III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
1:50 | |||
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1.13
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III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
1:07 | |||
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1.14
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III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
0:24 | |||
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1.15
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III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
1:46 | |||
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1.16
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III. (f) Variaiton V. Allegro, ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
0:45 | |||
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1.17
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III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:10 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110
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1.18
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I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
6:17 | |||
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1.19
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II. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
1:48 | |||
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1.20
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III. (a) Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:28 | |||
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1.21
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III. (b) Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
7:18 | |||
Here comes the last album of Warner's Walter Gieseking retrospective with Beethoven’s late piano sonatas. Not all the content of the comprehensive boxset has been released, but the most iconic recordings are now available digitally in superb new remasterings. This project is one of our catalogue’s most worthy recent achievements in terms of streaming results.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-21 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-21 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.15 -8.99 to -0.46 | -23.79 -31.92 to -17.29 | -20.31 -28.40 to -14.20 | 13 8 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro | -2.28 | -24.17 | -20.8 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace | -1.81 | -24.93 | -21.6 | 16 |
| 3 | III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso | -1.11 | -25.75 | -22.1 | 16 |
| 4 | IV. Presto con fuoco | -1.75 | -22.29 | -19.0 | 13 |
| 5 | I. Andante | -6.07 | -28.10 | -25.4 | 14 |
| 6 | II. Rondo. Allegro | -2.32 | -24.32 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 7 | I. Allegro ma non troppo | -2.43 | -23.66 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 8 | II. Tempo di menuetto | -6.20 | -28.20 | -25.4 | 15 |
| 9 | I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo | -0.46 | -24.42 | -20.6 | 14 |
| 10 | II. Prestissimo | -1.62 | -20.15 | -16.4 | 11 |
| 11 | III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo | -8.82 | -28.44 | -25.1 | 12 |
| 12 | III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo | -4.48 | -26.24 | -22.7 | 14 |
| 13 | III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente | -1.67 | -21.13 | -16.7 | 10 |
| 14 | III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace | -4.98 | -20.00 | -17.5 | 8 |
| 15 | III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema | -1.95 | -21.77 | -18.3 | 11 |
| 16 | III. (f) Variaiton V. Allegro, ma non troppo | -1.48 | -17.29 | -14.5 | 11 |
| 17 | III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema | -1.15 | -18.78 | -14.2 | 10 |
| 18 | I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo | -3.95 | -25.69 | -21.9 | 13 |
| 19 | II. Allegro molto | -1.79 | -21.06 | -17.5 | 12 |
| 20 | III. (a) Adagio ma non troppo | -8.99 | -31.92 | -28.4 | 15 |
| 21 | III. (b) Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo | -0.77 | -21.34 | -16.2 | 12 |