℗ 2020 Decca Music Group Limited
| Released | June 26, 2020 |
| Duration | 1h 16m 17s |
| Record Label | Decca Music Group |
| Genre | Classical |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 19, 20, 21 “Waldstein”, 22, 23 “Appasionata” & 24 (Stereo Version)
Wilhelm Backhaus
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1
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1.1
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1. Andante (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
3:28 | |||
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1.2
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2. Rondo. Allegro (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
3:38 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Major, Op. 49 No. 2
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1.3
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1. Allegro ma non troppo (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
2:58 | |||
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1.4
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2. Tempo di Menuetto (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
3:12 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
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1.5
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1. Allegro con brio (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
8:48 | |||
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1.6
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2. Introduzione. Adagio molto (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
3:12 | |||
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1.7
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3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
9:41 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54
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1.8
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1. In tempo d'un menuetto (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
5:15 | |||
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1.9
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2. Allegretto (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
5:12 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
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1.10
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1. Allegro assai (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
9:33 | |||
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1.11
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2. Andante con moto (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
5:56 | |||
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1.12
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3. Allegro ma non troppo (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
5:27 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78 "For Therese"
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1.13
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1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
6:46 | |||
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1.14
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2. Allegro vivace (Stereo Version)
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Backhaus |
3:11 | |||
Decca presents this landmark recording in Wilhelm Backhaus' extraordinary series of Beethoven recordings, continuing the Sonata cycle.
The recording career of Wilhelm Backhaus spanned an extraordinary sixty years from his first discs made by the acoustic process at the end of September 1908 to his final stereo recordings made for Decca in 1969.
In July 1950, as soon as Wilhelm Backhaus was out of contract from HMV, Maurice Rosengarten was quick to sign him to Decca, just as they were introducing the new LP format in Britain, and he stayed with the label until his death in 1969. Wilhelm Backhaus’ pioneering work as an early recording artist helped Decca secure the lead in the classical market with the introduction of the format of the long playing record and the label’s own improved recording process ffrr – ‘full frequency range recording’.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca Music Group Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.53 -12.31 to -2.35 | -25.15 -35.23 to -21.15 | -21.95 -31.70 to -18.50 | 13 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | 1. Andante (Stereo Version) | -5.93 | -27.03 | -24.1 | 14 |
| 2 | 2. Rondo. Allegro (Stereo Version) | -2.63 | -24.51 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 3 | 1. Allegro ma non troppo (Stereo Version) | -6.38 | -25.16 | -22.4 | 12 |
| 4 | 2. Tempo di Menuetto (Stereo Version) | -7.08 | -28.61 | -25.3 | 12 |
| 5 | 1. Allegro con brio (Stereo Version) | -4.43 | -24.27 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 6 | 2. Introduzione. Adagio molto (Stereo Version) | -12.31 | -35.23 | -31.7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo (Stereo Version) | -4.93 | -24.49 | -21.4 | 12 |
| 8 | 1. In tempo d'un menuetto (Stereo Version) | -2.61 | -22.89 | -18.9 | 12 |
| 9 | 2. Allegretto (Stereo Version) | -2.39 | -21.15 | -18.5 | 11 |
| 10 | 1. Allegro assai (Stereo Version) | -3.27 | -23.72 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 11 | 2. Andante con moto (Stereo Version) | -3.86 | -27.71 | -24.6 | 14 |
| 12 | 3. Allegro ma non troppo (Stereo Version) | -2.59 | -21.70 | -18.6 | 12 |
| 13 | 1. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo (Stereo Version) | -2.35 | -22.68 | -19.5 | 14 |
| 14 | 2. Allegro vivace (Stereo Version) | -2.67 | -22.92 | -19.2 | 13 |