Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78

Catalog: CACD 9207-2 • Status: 75% Identified

CD Covers

Fiorentino cover — Concert Artist 9207-2 • Sergio Fiorentino

Jando cover — Naxos 8.550161 • Jenő Jandó

Perl cover — Arte Nova 30460 • Alfredo Perl

Varjon cover — Capriccio 10714 • Dénes Várjon

Capsule Summary

The first and third movements of the Sonata, Op. 10 No. 1 are partially played by Alfredo Perl. All three movements of the Sonata Op. 10 No. 2 feature Jenő Jandó and Alfredo Perl. The first two movements of Sonata Op. 10 No. 3 are played by Perl. The third and fourth movements alternate between Jandó and Perl. The Sonata, Op. 78 alternates between Jandó and Dénes Várjon. The second movement of Sonata Op. 10 No. 1 and portions of its outer movements have not been identified.

Sources

Jenő Jandó — Naxos 8.550161 (Portions of Tracks 4–6)
Jenő Jandó — Naxos 8.550162 (Portions of Tracks 11 & 12)
Alfredo Perl — Arte Nova 30460 (Portions of Tracks 4–6; Tracks 7–8; Portions of Tracks 9–10)
Dénes Várjon — Capriccio 10714 (Portions of Tracks 11 & 12)
Unidentified — Tracks 1–3

Track Evidence

Track 1: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 1 – First movement

Alfredo Perl (5:38)

Fiorentino (5:07)

Perl plays from 0:00–0:27 and 2:41–3:53. The other two sections have not been identified.

Track 2: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 1 – Second movement

Unidentified

Track 3: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 1 – Third movement

Alfredo Perl (4:05)

Fiorentino (3:48)

Perl plays from 0:20–0:58 and 1:54–2:11. The other sections have not been identified.

Track 4: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 2 – First movement

Jenő Jandó (5:38) A repeat of the second half has been digitally added to match the Fiorentino.

Alfredo Perl (5:33) A repeat of the second half has been digitally added to match the Fiorentino.

Fiorentino (8:28) (click to zoom)

Jandó plays the first 41 bars (0:53) after which Perl takes over until the end of the exposition. The exposition repeat follows the same format. Jandó then plays the entire development and recapitulation. The second half repeat is played entirely by Perl.

Track 5: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 2 – Second movement

Alfredo Perl (3:53)

Jenő Jandó (4:09)

Fiorentino (4:01)

The outer sections are played by Alfredo Perl. Jandó is used for the central section (1:28–3:06).

Track 6: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 2 – Third movement

Jenő Jandó (3:49)

Alfredo Perl (2:18) Perl does not take the repeat.

Fiorentino (3:50)

Jandó is used for almost the entire movement. It switches to Perl for the (highlighted) final twenty seconds.

Track 7: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 3 – First movement

Alfredo Perl (6:32)

Fiorentino (6:34)

Track 8: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 3 – Second movement

Alfredo Perl (10:43)

Fiorentino (10:43)

Track 9: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 3 – Third movement

Alfredo Perl (2:55)

Jenő Jandó (2:45)

Fiorentino (2:51)

Perl plays the outer sections and Jandó is used for the middle section.

Track 10: Beethoven Sonata, Op. 10 No. 3 – Fourth movement

Jenő Jandó (3:59)

Alfredo Perl (3:58)

Fiorentino (3:59) (click to zoom)

Jandó plays the opening 19 seconds. Perl then plays 0:19–1:55. Jandó returns and plays 1:55–2:51. Perl takes over again and plays 2:51–3:31, after which Jandó plays the final 28 seconds.