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Sensation yields to scandal: Gould’s feisty and headstrong treatment of the final triptych in Beethoven’s pianistic “New Testament” outraged the critics no less than his sleeve notes, in which he claimed of op. 111 that “the piece is weak in spots; it needs greater speed. Especially the first movement is such a bad piece that I wanted to get on to the finale.”

Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 30-32

Released: 1956

Disc 1

Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo
Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung)
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo
Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

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