BEETHOVEN: FUR ELISE, BAGATELLES - PAUL LEWIS

When we think of Beethoven and the piano, his monumental thirty-two sonatas come to mind. They have often been referred to as the 'New Testament' to Bach's 'Old Testament,' the Well-Tempered Clavier. However, over a period of decades, Beethoven constantly returned to the genre of the bagatelle. He called them 'trifles,' but this small form par excellence actually meant a great deal to him. As with the sonata, Beethoven laid the foundations for a flourishing new genre of piano miniatures. Whether they last a few minutes or a few seconds, these Bagatelles are masterpieces, rendered with in all their brief perfection by the infallible Paul Lewis.



1 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 1. Andante Grazioso Quasi Allegretto (E-Flat Major)
2 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 2. Scherzo. Allegro (C Major)
3 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 3. Allegretto (F Major)
4 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 4. Andante (A Major)
5 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 5. Allegro Ma Non Troppo (C Major)
6 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 6. Allegretto Quasi Andante (D Major)
7 Beethoven: 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33 7. Presto (A-Flat Major)
8 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 1. Allegretto (G minor)
9 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 2. Andante Con Moto (C Major)
10 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 3. À L'allemande (D Major)
11 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 4. Andante Cantabile (A Major)
12 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 5. Risoluto (C minor)
13 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 6. Andante. Allegretto (G Major)
14 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 7. [Allegro Ma Non Troppo] (C Major)
15 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 8. Moderato Cantabile (C Major)
16 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 9. Vivace Moderato (A Minor)
17 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 10. Allegramente (A Major)
18 Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119 11. Andante Ma Non Troppo (B-Flat Major)
19 Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 1. Andante Con Moto, Cantabile E Con Piacevole (G Major)
20 Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 2. Allegro (G Major)
21 Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 3. Andante, Cantabile Ed Espressivo (E-Flat Major)
22 Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 4. Presto (B Major)
23 Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 5. Quasi Allegretto (G Major)
24 Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 6. Presto. Andante Amabile E Con Moto (E-Flat Major)
25 Beethoven: Bagatelle in a Minor, Woo 59 ?FÜR Elise'
26 Beethoven: Klavierstück in B-Flat Major, Woo 60
27 Beethoven: Klavierstück in B minor, Woo 61
28 Beethoven: Klavierstück in G minor, Woo 61A
29 Beethoven: Fantasia in G minor, Op. 77