Beethoven Sonatas - A Survey of Complete Cycles
Ronald Brautigam's BIS Cycle
Supplemental post to my Survey of Complete Beethoven Sonata Cycles:
Overview of Ronald Brautigam's Beethoven Cycle of the complete works for piano, including all 38 [sic!] Sonatas, all the Variations, Bagatelles, and other addenda - published and unpublished. Performed on the gorgeous instruments of Paul McNulty this is a Beethoven cycle decidedly for all Beethoven-lovers, and in no way only for those usually interested in historical instruments and historically informed performances.
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 | Volume 1 BIS-SACD-1362 (Sonatas 8 - 11) Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 (Pathétique); Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14 No.1; Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.14 No.2; Sonata No.11 in B flat major, Op.22 Availability:
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 | Volume 2 BIS-SACD-1363 (Sonatas 1-3, 19, 20) Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1; Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.2 No.2 Sonata No.3 in C major, Op.2 No.3 Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1 Sonata No.20 in G major, Op.49 No.2 Availability:
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 | Volume 3 BIS-SACD-1472 (Sonatas 4-7) Sonata No.4 in E flat major, Op.7 (‘Die Verliebte’); Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1; Sonata No.6 in F major, Op.10 No.2; Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10 No.3 Availability:
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 | Volume 4 BIS-SACD-1473 (Sonatas 12-15) Sonata No.12 in A flat major, Op.26; Sonata No.13 in E flat major, Op.27 No.1; Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 (‘Moonlight’); Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28 (‘Pastoral’) Availability:
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 | Volume 5 BIS-SACD-1572 (Sonatas 16-18) Sonata No.16 in G major, Op.31 No.1; Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 (‘Der Sturm’); Sonata No.18 in E flat major, Op.31 No.3 Availability:
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 | Volume 6 BIS-SACD-1573 (Sonatas 21-25) Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 (‘Waldstein’); Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54; Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 (‘Appassionata’); Sonata No.24 in F sharp major, Op.78; Sonata No.25 (Sonatine) in G major, Op.79 Availability:
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 | Volume 7 BIS-SACD-1612 (Sonatas 26, 27, 29) Sonata No.26 in E flat major (Das Lebewohl or Les Adieux), Op.81a Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90 Sonata No.29 in B flat major, Op.106 (Hammerklavier) Availability:
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 | Volume 8 BIS-SACD-1613 (Sonatas 28, 30-32 Sonata No.28 in A major, Op.101; Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109; Sonata No.31 in A flat major, Op.110; Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111 Availability:
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 | Volume 9 BIS-SACD-1672 (assorted non-core sonatas) Three Sonatas, WoO47 (‘Elector Sonatas’); Two Movements of a Sonatina, WoO50; Two Easy Sonatinas, K Anh 5; Two Pieces for Piano (Orphika) ‘Easy Sonata’, WoO51 Availability:
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 | Volume 10 BIS-SACD-1882 ("Für Elise" - Complete Bagatelles) Seven Bagatelles, Op.33 Bagatelles (8) 1795–1804 Eleven New Bagatelles, Op.119 Six Bagatelles, Op.126 Bagatelles & Piano Pieces (5) 1810–25 Availability:
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 | Volume 11 BIS-SACD-1673 ("Eroica", Complete Variations, Part 1) Twelve Variations, WoO71 on the Russian Dance from the balle "Das Waldmädchen" by P.Wranitzky Eight Variations, WoO72 on "Une fièvre brûlante" from Richard Cœur de Lion by A.E.M.Grétry Ten Variations, WoO73 on "La stessa, la stessissima" from Falstaff by A.Salieri Seven Variations, WoO75 on "Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen" from Das unterbrochene Opferfest by P.Winter Eight Variations, WoO76 on "Tändeln und Scherzen" from Soliman II by F.X.Süssmayr Six Variations on an original Theme in G major, WoO77 Fifteen Variations and Fugue ("Eroica Variations") in E-flat major, Op.35 Availability:
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 | Volume 12 BIS-SACD-1883 ("Venni Amore", Complete Variations, Part 2) Nine Variations on a march by Ernst Christoph Dressler, WoO 63 Six Variations on as Swiss Song, WoO 64 Twenty-four Variations on the arietta "Venni Amore", WoO 65 Thirteen Variations on the arietta "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" from "Das rote Käppchen", WoO 66 Twelve Variations on das "Menuett à la Vigano" from dem Ballett "Le nozze disturbate", WoO 68 Nine Variations on "Quant’ è più bello" from "La molinara", WoO 69 Six Variations on the duet "Nel cor più non mi sento" from "La molinara", WoO 70 Availability:
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Part 1: 1935 - 1969
Part 2: 1967 - 1974
Part 3: 1977 - 1989
Part 4: 1990 - 1996
Part 5: 1996 - 1999
Part 6: 2000 - 2005
Part 7: 2006 - 2009
Part 8: 2010 - onward
If you have additional information about recording dates, availability, cover art -- or corrections and additions -- your input is much appreciated.
This survey is meant to list all complete sets of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas and their availability in different markets, not to review them.
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