FAZIL SAY Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas

1) FAZIL SAY Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas  2LP 2020

Marking Beethoven's 250th birthday in a suitably heroic fashion, Fazıl Say has recorded all 32 of the composer's piano sonatas. He sees the sonatas as "a sacred text for musicians" and Beethoven as "A revolutionary composer starting to create music 50 to 100 years ahead of it's time," adding that: "When we interpret a composer's work, we need to remain faithful to it. In other words, we need to feel like a composer. Compositions should be interpreted with the same freshness as a completely new piece of music that has just been created."

Vinyl No. 1 Side A :
Sonata No.8 in C minor Op.13 “Pathétique”
1. I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
2. II. Adagio cantabile
3. III. Rondo: Allegro

Vinyl No. 1 Side B :
Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Quasi una fantasia Op.27 No.2 “Moonlight”
1. I. Adagio sostenuto
2. II. Allegretto
3. III. Presto agitato

Vinyl No. 2 Side A :
Sonata No.21 in C Op.53 “Waldstein”
1. I. Allegro con brio
2. II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
3. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo

Vinyl No. 2 Side B :
Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.57 “Appassionata”
1. I. Allegro assai
2. II. Andante con moto
3. III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto

Release Date: 17 Jan 2020 

2) FAZIL SAY Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas 9CD 2020

Marking Beethoven's 250th birthday in a suitably heroic fashion, Fazıl Say has recorded all 32 of the composer's piano sonatas. He sees the sonatas as "a sacred text for musicians" and Beethoven as "A revolutionary composer starting to create music 50 to 100 years ahead of it's time," adding that: "When we interpret a composer's work, we need to remain faithful to it. In other words, we need to feel like a composer. Compositions should be interpreted with the same freshness as a completely new piece of music that has just been created."

Disc: 1
1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Allegro
2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Adagio
3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio
4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: IV. Prestissimo
5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Largo appassionato
7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegretto)
8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Rondo (Grazioso)
9. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Adagio
11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo (Allegro) - Trio
12. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai

Disc: 2
1. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: I. Allegro molto e con brio
2. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: II. Largo con gran espressione
3. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: III. Allegro
4. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7: IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
5. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio
6. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: II. Adagio molto
7. Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1: III. Finale (Prestissimo)
8. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: I. Allegro
9. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: II. Allegretto
10. Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10 No. 2: III. Presto

Disc: 3
1. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: I. Presto
2. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: II. Largo e mesto
3. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: III. Menuetto (Allegro) - Trio
4. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3: IV. Rondo (Allegro)
5. Piano Sonata No 8 in C Minor, Op 13, "Pathetique": I Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
6. Piano Sonata No 8 in C Minor, Op 13, "Pathetique": II Adagio cantabile
7. Piano Sonata No 8 in C Minor, Op 13, "Pathetique": III Rondo (Allegro)
8. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: I. Allegro
9. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: II. Allegretto
10. Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1: III. Rondo (Allegro comodo)
11. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro
12. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Andante
13. Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Scherzo (Allegro assai)

Disc: 4
1. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: I. Allegro con brio
2. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: II. Adagio con molto espressione
3. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: III. Menuetto
4. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22: IV. Rondo (Allegretto)
5. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni (Tema)
6. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni - Variation 1
7. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni - Variation 2
8. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni - Variation 3
9. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni - Variation 4
10. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni - Variation 5
11. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": II. Scherzo (Allegro molto) - Trio
12. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe (Maestoso andante)
13. Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": IV. Allegro
14. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia": I. Andante - Allegro
15. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia": II. Allegro molto e vivace
16. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia": III. Adagio con espressione
17. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia": IV. Allegro vivace
18. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
19. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
20. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

Disc: 5
1. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": I. Allegro
2. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": II. Andante
3. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
4. Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral": IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
5. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
6. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: II. Adagio grazioso
7. Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 No. 1: III. Rondo (Allegretto - Presto)
8. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2, "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
9. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2, "The Tempest": II. Adagio
10. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2, "The Tempest": III. Allegretto

Disc: 6
1. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: I. Allegro
2. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: II. Scherzo (Allegretto vivace)
3. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: III. Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
4. Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3: IV. Presto con fuoco
5. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Andante
6. Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Rondo (Allegro)
7. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
8. Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Tempo di Menuetto
9. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
10. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
11. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato- Prestissimo)

Disc: 7
1. Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54: I. In Tempo d'un menuetto
2. Piano Sonata No 22 in F Major, Op 54: II Allegretto - Piu allegro
3. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
4. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
5. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
6. Piano Sonata No 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op 78, "A Therese": I Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
7. Piano Sonata No 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op 78, "A Therese": II Allegro vivace
8. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: I. Presto alla tedesca
9. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: II. Andante
10. Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79: III. Vivace
11. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Das Lebewohl": I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
12. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Das Lebewohl": II. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)
13. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Das Lebewohl": III. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente - Poco andante)

Disc: 8
1. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
2. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen
3. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)
4. Piano Sonata No 28 in A Major, Op 101: II Lebhaft und marschmassig (Vivace alla marcia)
5. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo con affetto)
6. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit (Allegro)
7. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": I. Allegro
8. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo)
9. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
10. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": IV. Introduzione (Largo) - Fuga [Allegro risoluto]

Disc: 9
1. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace - Adagio espressivo
2. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Tema (Gesangvoll mit innigster Empfindung - Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)
4. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Variation 1 - Molto espressivo
5. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Variation 2 - Leggiermente
6. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Variation 3 - Allegro vivace
7. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Variation 4 - Etwas langsamer als das Thema
8. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Variation 5 - Allegro ma non troppo
9. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Variation 6 - Tempo I del tema. Cantabile
10. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
11. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
12. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Allegro, ma non troppo
13. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
14. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)

Release Date: 17 Jan 2020