Beethoven: Ein neuer Weg - Piano Sonatas Op.31; Variations Opp. 34 & 35 - Andreas Staier

The year 1802 was a decisive one for Beethoven. In the autumn, he wrote the Heiligenstadt Testament, in which he clearly expressed his awareness of the outcome of his inexorably increasing deafness. At almost the same time, he told his friend Krumpholz that he was, "not satisfied" with his "work so far," and he was planning to embark on "a new path." The works, skillfully grouped together by Andreas Staier, correspond precisely to that new direction.



1 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.16 Op.31 No.1 - I. Allegro Vivace
2 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.16 Op.31 No.1 - II. Adagio Grazioso
3 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.16 Op.31 No.1 - III. Rondo. Allegretto
4 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 Op.31 No.2 'The Tempest' - I. Largo
5 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 Op.31 No.2 'The Tempest' - II. Adagio
6 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 Op.31 No.2 'The Tempest' - III. Allegretto
7 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.18 Op.31 No.3 - I. Allegro
8 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.18 Op.31 No.3 - II. Scherzo. Allegretto Vivace
9 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.18 Op.31 No.3 - III. Menuetto. Moderato E Grazioso - Trio
10 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.18 Op.31 No.3 - IV. Presto Con Fuoco
11 Beethoven: Variations Op.34 - Thema. Adagio. Cantabile
12 Beethoven: Variations Op.34 - Variation I
13 Beethoven: Variations Op.34 - Variation II. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
14 Beethoven: Variations Op.34 - Variation III. Allegretto
15 Beethoven: Variations Op.34 - Variation IV. Tempo Di Minuetto
16 Beethoven: Variations Op.34 - Variation V. Marcia. Allegretto
17 Beethoven: Variations Op.34 - Variation VI. Allegretto - Coda - Adagio Molto
18 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Introduzione Col Basso Del Thema. Allegretto Vivace
19 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Thema
20 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation I
21 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation II
22 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation III
23 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation IV
24 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation V
25 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation VI
26 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation VII. Canone All'ottava
27 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation VIII
28 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation IX
29 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation X
30 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation XI
31 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation XII
32 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation XIII
33 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation XIV. Minore
34 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Variation XV. Maggiore. Largo - Coda Espressivo
35 Beethoven: Eroica Variations Op.35 - Finale Alla Fuga. Allegro Con Brio