Artist: Claudio Arrau
Album: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23 “Appassionata” & 24
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 36:21
Total Tracks: 5
Total Size: 1,22 GB

Tracklist:

1-01. Claudio Arrau – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai (10:26)
1-02. Claudio Arrau – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto (07:02)
1-03. Claudio Arrau – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto (08:25)
1-04. Claudio Arrau – Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 “À Thérèse”: I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo (07:27)
1-05. Claudio Arrau – Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 “À Thérèse”: II. Allegro vivace (03:00)

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Legendary Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau is featured in this stunning recording of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 23 “Appassionata” & 24, transferred from original analog sources to high-fidelity digital formats by Warner Classics!

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (colloquially known as the Appassionata, meaning “passionate” in Italian) is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the Waldstein, Op. 53 and Les Adieux, Op. 81a); it was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. The first edition was published in February 1807 in Vienna.

The Piano Sonata No. 24 in F♯ major, Op. 78, nicknamed “à Thérèse” (because it was written for Countess Thérèse von Brunswick) was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1809. According to Carl Czerny, Beethoven himself singled out this sonata and the “Appassionata” Sonata as favourites (once written, the “Hammerklavier” Sonata” would also become one of Beethoven’s favourites).