Charles Rosen: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. A short companion.

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Annotation

Companion CD to the book by Charles Rosen: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas. A short Companion, Yale University Press, 2002. Selected music examples played and introduced by Charles Rosen. Recorded by Giulio Cesare Ricci at the Villa Caetani, Ninfa, Italy, 2001

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Tracklist

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1Opening of the finale of the Pathétique sonata op. 13
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:22
2End of the finale of the Pathétique sonata op. 13
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:35
3Opening of the Scherzo of the Sonata in A flat major op. 26
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:39
4Opening theme of Mozart's Sonata in B flat major K. 570Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:22
5A later appearance of the same theme with altered phrasing
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in B-flat major, K. 570
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 570), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 570) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 570)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:22
6Bars 9-10 of the Adagio variation from Mozart's Sonata in A major K. 331Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:41
7Finale of Mozart's concerto for piano in G Major K. 453 - Theme in the orchestra, Variation I, Variation IIWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:23
8Variation IIIWolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:23
9Opening of the slow movement, Allegretto, from Beethoven's Symphony no. 7, arranged by Liszt
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven1:23
10Opening of the Allegretto finale of Mozart's Sonata for violin and piano in B flat major K. 454 (absent-mindedly announced as 451)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:41
11Ending of this finaleWolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:24
12Theme of the finale of Mozart's Sonata for piano and violin in E flat major K. 481Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:13
13Variation V of this finaleWolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:35
14Opening of the finale of Mozart's Sonata for piano and violin in D major K. 306Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:42
15Bars 1-12 of Mozart's Rondo in F major K. 496Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:31
16Opening of the finale of Mozart's Sonata for piano in B flat major K. 333Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:41
17A late passage from the same finale
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 13 in B-flat major, K. 315c/333
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 333), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 333) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 315c)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:23
18Orchestral theme and variations I-II of the finale of Mozart's Concerto in C minor K. 491
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 24 in C minor, K. 491
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1786-03-24)
premiered at:
Burgtheater in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1786-04-07)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 491), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 491) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 491)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:05
19Orchestral opening of the rondo finale of Mozart's Concerto in C major K. 503Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:32
20Bars 153-170 of this finaleWolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:24
21Bars 344-374 of this finaleWolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:56
22Opening of the finale of Mozart's Sonata in D major K. 576Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:49
23Bars 24-36 of the Adagio of K. 576Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:01
24Allegretto movement of Hayden's 'Military' Symphony no. 100 in G major
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Joseph Haydn0:37
25Opening of the rondo finale of Beethoven's Sonata for piano in B flat major op. 22
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:46
26Opening of the rondo finale of Beethoven's Sonata for piano in G major op. 31 no. 1
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:51
27Opening of the rondo finale of Schubert's posthumous Sonata in A major
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Franz Schubert1:04
28Bars 9-16 of the Allegretto con variazioni from Beethoven's Sonata for violin and piano in A major op. 12 no. 2
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:29
29Opening of the first movement Allegretto of Beethoven's String Quartet in F major op. 135
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:34
30Bars 41-52 of the scherzo from Beethoven's Sonata for piano in E flat major op. 31 no. 3
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:37
31Opening of the finale of Beethoven's Sonata for Piano in E minor op. 90
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:59
32Opening Maestoso and Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Sonata in C minor op. 111
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:10
33End of the development of Beethoven's Sonata in G major op. 31 no. 1
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:48
34Beethoven's Sonata in F major op. 54: Tempo di Minuetto
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven5:29
35Beethoven's Sonata in F major op. 54: Allegretto
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:51
36Beethoven's Sonata in F major op. 54: Più Allegro
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven0:28
37End of the Sonata in E minor op. 90
piano:
Charles Rosen (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven1:08