Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 109
Catalog: CACD 9206-2 • Status: Identified
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Capsule Summary
The Sonata, Op. 81a is a composite by Dénes Várjon, Alfredo Perl and John O’Conor. The Sonata, Op. 90 is a composite by Yukie Nagai, John O’Conor, and Alfredo Perl. The Sonata, Op. 101 is a composite by Alfredo Perl, Oxana Yablonskaya, and Jenő Jandó. The Sonata, Op. 109 is mostly by Alfredo Perl and John O’Conor, with brief appearances by Rudolf Buchbinder and Yukie Nagai in the third movement.
Sources
- John O’Conor — Telarc 80160 (Portions of Tracks 1 & 3)
- John O’Conor — Telarc 80261 (Portions of Tracks 9–11)
- John O’Conor — Telarc 80335 (Portions of Tracks 4 & 5)
- Dénes Várjon — Capriccio 10714 (Portions of Tracks 1–3)
- Alfredo Perl — Arte Nova 30460 (Portions of Tracks 1–3)
- Alfredo Perl — Arte Nova 39102 (Portions of Tracks 9–11)
- Alfredo Perl — Arte Nova 27764 (Portions of Tracks 4–8)
- Rudolf Buchbinder — Teldec 8.43027 (Portion of Track 11)
- Yukie Nagai — BIS CD 281 (Portions of Tracks 4, 5, 11)
- Oxana Yablonskaya — ProPiano 224 516 (Portion of Tracks 6–8)
- Jenő Jandó — Naxos 8.550162 (Portion of Tracks 6 & 8)
Track Evidence
Track 1: Beethoven Piano Sonata, Op. 81a – First movement
John O’Conor (7:06)
Alfredo Perl (6:59)
Dénes Várjon (6:52)
Sergio Fiorentino (6:47) (click to zoom)
The opening Adagio up until the final two chords is played by O’Conor. The remainder of the movement is mostly played by Perl with a couple of inserts by Várjon.
| O’Conor | Perl | Várjon |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00–1:22 | 1:22–1:45 | 1:45–2:22 |
| 2:22–2:41 | 2:41–3:18 | |
| 3:18–6:47 |
Track 2: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 81a – Second movement
Alfredo Perl (3:41)
Dénes Várjon (3:34)
Fiorentino (3:40)
Perl plays until 3:10. The highlighted final 29 seconds are played by Várjon.
Track 3: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 81a – Third movement
Dénes Várjon (5:50)
Alfredo Perl (5:44)
John O’Conor (5:41)
Fiorentino (5:40)
Várjon plays until 3:03. Perl takes over until 4:54 after which O’Conor plays the final 46 seconds.
Track 4: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 90 – First movement
Yukie Nagai (5:08)
John O’Conor (5:03)
Alfredo Perl (4:59)
Fiorentino (5:04) (click to zoom)
Nagai plays the first 35 seconds. O’Conor plays from 0:35–1:34. Perl then plays for 7 seconds (1:34–1:41) after which O’Conor continues until 3:10. Perl then plays from 3:10–4:48. Nagai returns for the final 16 seconds (4:48–5:04).
Track 5: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 90 – Second movement
Yukie Nagai (7:46)
John O’Conor (7:20)
Alfredo Perl (7:12)
Fiorentino (7:16) (click to zoom)
Nagai plays the first 51 seconds. O’Conor plays from 0:51–1:33. Perl then plays from 1:33–6:31, after which O’Conor returns for the final 41 seconds (6:31–7:12).
Track 6: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 101 – First movement
Alfredo Perl (4:13)
Oxana Yablonskaya (3:45)
Jenő Jandó (4:03)
Fiorentino (3:58) (click to zoom)
Perl plays the opening 15 seconds. Yablonskaya continues until 2:27. Perl returns until 3:34 and Jandó plays the last 24 seconds.
Track 7: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 101 – Second movement
Alfredo Perl (5:41)
Oxana Yablonskaya (5:21)
Fiorentino (5:49) (click to zoom)
This movement alternates seven times between Perl and Yablonskaya. Note that there is an editing error at the first join (0:12) where two beats are repeated.
| Perl | Yablonskaya |
|---|---|
| 0:00 – 0:12 | 0:12 – 2:42 |
| 2:42 – 3:47 | 3:47 – 4:04 |
| 4:04 – 4:40 | 4:40 – 4:51 |
| 4:51 – 5:32 | 5:32 – 5:49 |
Track 8: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 101 – Third movement
Oxana Yablonskaya (3:31)
Alfredo Perl (3:17)
Jenő Jandó (3:10)
Fiorentino (3:15) (click to zoom)
Yablonskaya plays the first 53 seconds. Perl takes over until 2:31. Jandó plays until 2:48. Yablonskaya returns until 2:56, after which Perl plays the final 19 seconds.
Track 8 cont.: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 101 – Fourth movement
Alfredo Perl (7:18)
Oxana Yablonskaya (7:34)
Jenő Jandó (7:54)
Fiorentino (7:26) (click to zoom)
| Perl | Yablonskaya | Jandó |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 – 0:58 | 0:58 – 1:35 | |
| 1:35 – 3:02 | 3:02 – 5:11 | |
| 5:11 – 5:37 | 5:37 – 5:50 | |
| 5:50 – 6:11 | 6:11 – 6:36 | |
| 6:36 – 7:05 | 7:05 – 7:26 |
Track 9: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 109 – First movement
Alfredo Perl (3:54)
John O’Conor (4:00)
Fiorentino (3:52)
Alfredo Perl plays the highlighted areas at the beginning (0:00–0:11) and end (3:17–3:52) of the movement. The rest is played by John O’Conor.
Track 10: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 109 – Second movement
John O’Conor (2:21)
Alfredo Perl (2:11)
Fiorentino (2:15) (click to zoom)
O’Conor plays the first 19 seconds. Perl takes over until 1:19. O’Conor returns until 2:08 and Perl plays the final seven seconds.
Track 11: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 109 – Third movement
John O’Conor (12:53)
Alfredo Perl (13:11)
Rudolf Buchbinder (12:40)
Yukie Nagai (12:39)
Fiorentino (12:52) (click to zoom)
O’Conor plays until one bar before the end of the opening theme (0:00–1:57). Perl plays last bar of the theme and Variation 1 (1:57–4:08). Buchbinder plays Variations 2, 3, and the first half of Variation 4 (4:08–7:13). Perl plays the second half of Variation 4 (7:13–8:29). Buchbinder returns for Variation 5 (8:29–9:20). Yukie Nagai plays from Variation 6 to the end (9:20–12:52).