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Ludwig van Beethoven composing at a piano. Painting by Hermann Junker. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

Ludwig van Beethoven-Piano Sonata Op. 49 Nos. 1 & 2

Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven Sonatas Op. 26, 28 & 49; CBS 70387

17:27

 

Ludwig van Beethoven-Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111

Igor Levit, piano

Beethoven: The Late Sonatas; Philips 426526

27:50

 

Ludwig van Beethoven-Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"

Charles Rosen, piano

Beethoven: The Late Sonatas; Sony 53531

10:40

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