CD 1
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Menuetto: Allegretto
4. IV. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
5. I. Allegro vivace
6. II. Largo appassionato
7. III. Scherzo: Allegretto - Trio
8. IV. Rondo: Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
9. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio
12. IV. Allegro assai
CD 2
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7
1. I. Allegro molto e con brio
2. II. Largo con gran espressione
3. III. Allegro
4. IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1
5. I. Allegro molto e con brio
6. II. Adagio molto
7. III. Finale: Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2
8. I. Allegro
9. II. Allegretto
10. III. Presto
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
11. I. Presto
12. II. Largo e mesto
13. III. Menuetto: Allegro
CD 3
Piano 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
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1
4. I. Allegro
5. II. Allegretto
6. III. Rondo: Allegro comodo
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2
7. I. Allegro
8. II. Andante
9. III. Scherzo: Allegro assai
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22
10. I. Allegro con brio
11. II. Adagio con molta espressione
12. III. Minuetto
13. IV. Rondo: Allegretto
14. IV. Rondo: Allegro
CD 4
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Sonate mit dem Trauermarsch"
1. I. Andante con variazioni
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
3. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
4. IV. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 1
5. I. Andante
6. II. Allegro molto e vivace
7. III. Adagio con espressione
8. IV. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight"
9. I. Adagio sostenuto
10. II. Allegretto
11. III. Presto agitato
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, "Pastoral"
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Andante
14. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
15. IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
CD 5
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31, No. 1
1. I. Allegro vivace
2. II. Adagio grazioso
3. III. Rondo: Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest"
4. I. Largo - Allegro
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Allegretto
Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, "La Chasse"
7. I. Allegro
8. II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
9. III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso
10. IV. Presto con fuoco
CD 6
Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1
1. I. Andante
2. II. Rondo: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2
3. I. Allegro, ma non troppo
4. II. Tempo di Menuetto
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein"
5. I. Allegro con brio
6. II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
7. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54
8. I. In tempo d'un menuetto
9. II. Allegretto - Più allegro
CD 7
Piano 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
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
4. I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
5. II. Allegro vivace
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79
6. I. Presto alla tedesca
7. II. Andante
8. III. Vivace
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a, "Lebewohl, Abwesenheit und Wiedersehen" (Les Adieux, l'Absence et le Retour)
9. I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux): Adagio - Allegro
10. II. Abwesenheit (L'Absence): Andante espressivo (In gehender Bewegung, doch mit viel Ausdruck)
11. III. Das Wiedersehen (Le Retour): Vivacissimamente (Im lebhaftesten Zeitmasse)
CD 8
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90
1. I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
2. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
3. I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto ma non troppo
4. II. Lebhaft. Marschmässig: Vivace alla Marcia
5. III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll: Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto -
6. III. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"
7. I. Allegro
8. II. Scherzo: Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo I
9. III. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento
10. IV. Largo - Allegro - Allegro risoluto. Fuga a tre voci, con alcune licenze
CD 9
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
1. I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
2. II. Prestissimo
3. III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung)
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110
4. I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
5. II. Allegro molto
6. III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo
Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111
7. I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
8. II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Boris Giltburg is lauded worldwide as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter, with critics praising his impassioned approach to performance. This project to record all of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas is a personal exploration for Giltburg, driven by curiosity and his profound respect for the composer. These exceptional performances received widespread critical acclaim upon their original digital release and this premiere CD release includes extended personal and informative booklet notes written by the pianist. From the vivid energy of the early sonatas, through the dark passions and enchanted lyricism of Beethoven’s middle period, to the awe-inspiring transcendence of the final sonatas—this cycle runs the full gamut of human emotion.