This page lists all recordings of Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven - Piano Sonatas
Rafal Blechacz’s debut album for Deutsche Grammophon, the complete Chopin Preludes, went platinum in Poland within a month of its release. He now follows up this success with a recital devoted to the “Viennese Classics”: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. A compelling overview of the piano sonatas of these three great masters, combining Haydn’s mature E flat major Sonata with Mozart’s lovely D major Sonata K. 311 and Beethoven’s early Sonata op. 2 no. 2, which he dedicated to his teacher Haydn Rafal has played these sonatas many times in concert and counts them among the works that have shaped his playing. By juxtaposing the different styles of these three great composers, Rafal displays his stylistic security and balance, both of which have been widely acclaimed in recent concert reviews “He’s an architect in sonority. Every nuance, however tiny, seems to emerge just as Blechacz intended it . . . Judiciously measured and deeply felt music-making of mature pianistic insight.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) | 
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| Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3
Composed in 1793-95, just after he went to Vienna and while he was still chiefly making his name as a pianist, Beethoven’s op.2 needs no apology for coming first in the series of 32: in scope, variety and dramatic power, these sonatas are already authentically Beethovenian – bold, brilliantly virtuosic and, in the slow movements, often profoundly expressive works which, deservedly, have always been popular among pianists and music lovers “The F minor and C major Sonatas outer movements nearly fly off the printed page…. This is Pollini's most arresting Beethoven release since he set down the late sonatas 30 years ago.” Gramophone Magazine, Janurary 2008 “Of Beethoven's earliest published set of sonatas, it's the F minor first work that seems best suited to Pollini's somewhat austere style. Here, he conveys all the music's darkness and urgency, with the prestissimo finale hurtling by like the wind.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Idil Biret Beethoven Edition - Volume 1Piano Sonatas Volume 1
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| |  | Barenboim on Beethoven - The Complete Piano SonatasConcerts 1 & 2
In 2005 Daniel Barenboim performed the complete Beethoven piano sonatas over eight concerts in two weeks at the Staatsoper in Berlin. The performances were beautifully captured on film. In addition to four DVD releases, each covering two of the concerts, the master classes are released in a separate 2 DVD set – these feature the legendary man imparting his wisdom to the next generation, featuring some of the world’s most notable young pianists. | | | EMI - 5048959 (DVD Video) Normally: $19.99 Special: $11.99 |
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“Even so, I doubt whether I shall ever be as impressed by any future performances as I have been by the
ones on the first two of a planned complete cycle by the American Garrick Ohlsson.” Michael Tanner - BBC Music Magazine  BBC Music Magazine
Instrumental Choice - October 2006 |
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| |  | Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Op. 2 Nos. 1, 2 & 3
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| |  | Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (Vol. 2)
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| |  | Beethoven - Piano Sonatas (Volume 1)
“Surprisingly András Schiff has resisted the temptation to embark on a complete recording of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas until now… His prime aim seems to have been to revisit music that is all too often taken for granted and so he sets out to re-emphasise the revolutionary nature of Beethoven’s writing… Throughout this finely recorded set, Schiff highlights plenty of details that tend to be bypassed by other artists, and for this reason his performances deserve an enthusiastic recommendation.” - Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Complete Works for Solo Piano Volume 2(Early Vienna Sonatas)
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) “Brautigam gives full weight to its full-blooded textures and capturing all the music’s energy and excitement.” (BBC Music Magazine) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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