℗ 2023 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release
| Released | February 3, 2023 |
| Duration | 36m 20s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23 "Appassionata" & 24
Claudio Arrau
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
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1.1
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I. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven; Claudio Arrau |
10:26 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Claudio Arrau |
7:02 | |||
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1.3
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III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Claudio Arrau |
8:25 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "À Thérèse"
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1.4
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I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Claudio Arrau |
7:27 | |||
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1.5
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II. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Claudio Arrau |
3:00 | |||
Legendary Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau is featured in this stunning recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 23 "Appassionata" & 24, transferred from original analog sources to high-fidelity digital formats by Warner Classics!
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (colloquially known as the Appassionata, meaning "passionate" in Italian) is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the Waldstein, Op. 53 and Les Adieux, Op. 81a); it was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. The first edition was published in February 1807 in Vienna.
The Piano Sonata No. 24 in F♯ major, Op. 78, nicknamed "à Thérèse" (because it was written for Countess Thérèse von Brunswick) was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1809. According to Carl Czerny, Beethoven himself singled out this sonata and the "Appassionata" Sonata as favourites (once written, the "Hammerklavier" Sonata" would also become one of Beethoven's favourites).
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-5 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-5 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.77 -2.79 to -0.88 | -20.88 -24.56 to -18.56 | -17.18 -21.00 to -14.50 | 11 10 to 13 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro assai | -0.88 | -18.56 | -14.5 | 10 |
| 2 | II. Andante con moto | -2.79 | -24.56 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 3 | III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto | -1.54 | -18.75 | -15.4 | 10 |
| 4 | I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo | -1.97 | -23.01 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 5 | II. Allegro vivace | -1.67 | -19.52 | -15.5 | 11 |