Artist: Walter Gieseking
Album: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 18, 19, 20, 30 & 31
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 01:10:29
Total Tracks: 21
Total Size: 1,52 GB

Tracklist:

1-1. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt”: I. Allegro (06:35)
1-2. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt”: II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace (05:04)
1-3. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt”: III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso (03:52)
1-4. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 “The Hunt”: IV. Presto con fuoco (04:10)
1-5. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante (03:40)
1-6. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro (03:45)
1-7. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo (03:45)
1-8. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di menuetto (03:30)
1-9. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo (03:45)
1-10. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo (02:11)
1-11. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo (02:09)
1-12. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo (01:50)
1-13. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente (01:07)
1-14. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace (00:24)
1-15. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema (01:46)
1-16. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (f) Variaiton V. Allegro, ma non troppo (00:45)
1-17. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema (03:10)
1-18. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (06:17)
1-19. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (01:48)
1-20. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. (a) Adagio ma non troppo (03:28)
1-21. Walter Gieseking – Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. (b) Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo (07:18)

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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.