Pianist Wilhelm Kempff's classic accounts of three Ludwig van Beethoven Sonatas recorded in September 1964 (Appassionata - No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57) and January 1965 (Pathetique - No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 and Moonlight - No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2) respectively at Beethovensaal Hall in Hannover, Germany. The celebrated program has been mastered from the original sources and comes pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl with original jackets and liner notes. Gramophone exclaimed that, "Kempff's performances of all the great named sonatas..are triumphs of communicative music-making."
Musicians:
Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique) - Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique) - Adagio Catabile
- Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique) - Rondo: Allegro
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight) - Adagio Sostenuto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight) - Allegretto
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Moonlight) - Presto Agitato
- Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata) - Allegro Assai
- Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata) - Andante Con Moto
- Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata) - Allegro, Ma Non Troppo - Presto