℗ 2023 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release
| Released | February 17, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 15m 15s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5
Walter Gieseking
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. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1
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1.1
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I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
2:44 | |||
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1.2
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II. Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
5:30 | |||
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1.3
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III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
2:56 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
4:50 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 2
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1.5
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I. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
5:10 | |||
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1.6
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II. Largo appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
6:36 | |||
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1.7
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III. Scherzo. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
2:58 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Rondo. Grazioso
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
6:22 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3
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1.9
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I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
7:45 | |||
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1.10
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II. Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
6:12 | |||
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1.11
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III. Scherzo. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:31 | |||
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1.12
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IV. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
5:16 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1
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1.13
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I. Allegro molto e con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
3:54 | |||
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1.14
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II. Adagio molto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
7:25 | |||
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1.15
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III. Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Walter Gieseking |
4:06 | |||
Finally! The legendary cycle of Beethoven sonatas, sadly incomplete at the time of Gieseking’s death, is being released in brand new remasterings. The youthful pieces of this first volume are digital premieres.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-15 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-15 – 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 | -3.29 -6.43 to -0.79 | -24.41 -29.81 to -21.05 | -21.01 -26.50 to -17.90 | 13 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Allegro | -1.01 | -22.26 | -19.3 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Adagio | -6.43 | -29.81 | -26.5 | 16 |
| 3 | III. Menuetto. Allegretto | -4.05 | -24.44 | -20.9 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. Prestissimo | -1.80 | -21.05 | -18.0 | 12 |
| 5 | I. Allegro vivace | -2.11 | -21.87 | -18.3 | 13 |
| 6 | II. Largo appassionato | -1.69 | -25.14 | -21.6 | 15 |
| 7 | III. Scherzo. Allegretto | -4.43 | -25.25 | -22.0 | 13 |
| 8 | IV. Rondo. Grazioso | -4.80 | -24.70 | -21.6 | 12 |
| 9 | I. Allegro con brio | -3.89 | -23.75 | -20.2 | 13 |
| 10 | II. Adagio | -5.97 | -29.32 | -25.5 | 14 |
| 11 | III. Scherzo. Allegro | -2.95 | -24.08 | -20.6 | 14 |
| 12 | IV. Allegro assai | -0.79 | -21.72 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 13 | I. Allegro molto e con brio | -3.72 | -23.70 | -20.4 | 13 |
| 14 | II. Adagio molto | -4.16 | -27.76 | -23.9 | 16 |
| 15 | III. Prestissimo | -1.50 | -21.23 | -17.9 | 12 |