BEETHOVEN, The Piano Sonatas WILHELM KEMPFF mono [DG] German 10 LP box set

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Beethoven*, Kempff* ?– Die Klaviersonaten - The Piano Sonatas - Les Sonates Pour Piano Label: Deutsche Grammophon ?– 2740 228-10 Format: 10 × Vinyl, LP  Box Set  Country: Germany Released: 1980 Genre: Classical Style:   Tracklist  Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 A1 Allegro 4:30 A2 Adagio 4:37 A3 Menuetto: Allegretto 3:00 A4 Prestissimo 5:22 Sonata No. 27 In E Minor, Op. 90 A5 Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck 5:04 A6 Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vorzutragen 8:07 Sonata No. 2 In A Major, Op. 2, No. 2 B1 Allegro Vivace 5:30 B2 Largo Appassionato 6:57 B3 Scherzo: Allegretto 3:15 B4 Rondo: Grazioso 6:30 Sonate No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 C1 Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio 7:41 C2 Adagio Cantabile 4:04 C3 Rondo: Allegro 4:32 Sonata No. 13 In E Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1 C4 Andante - Allegro 4:45 C5 Allegro Molto E Vivace 2:18 C6 Adagio Con Espressione 3:00 D1 Allegro Vivace 5:49 Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Op. 2 No. 3 D2 Allegro Con Brio 7:38 D3 Adagio 7:08 D4 Scherzo: Allegro 2:45 D5 Allegro Assai 5:15 Sonata No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 E1 Allegro Molto E Con Brio 6:08 E2 Adagio Molto 7:44 E3 Finale: Prestissimo 3:55 Sonata No. 6 In F Major, Op. 10 No. 2 E4 Allegro 5:37 E5 Allegretto 3:28 E6 Presto 3:44 Sonata No. 4 In E Flat Major, Op. 7 F1 Allegro Molto E Con Brio 8:42 F2 Largo, Con Gran Espressione 7:48 F3 Allegro 5:19 F4 Rondo: Poco Allegretto E Grazioso 7:13 Sonata No. 7 In D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 G1 Presto 4:58 G2 Largo E Mesto 8:45 G3 Menuetto: Allegro 2:50 G4 Rondo: Allegro 3:58 Sonata No. 20 In G Major, Op. 49 Nr. 2 G5 Allegro Ma Non Troppo 4:33 G6 Tempo Di Menuetto 3:47 Sonata No. 9 In E Major, Op. 14 No. 1 H1 Allegro 6:40 H2 Allegretto 3:34 H3 Rondo: Allegro Comodo 3:37 Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109 H4 Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Espressivo 3:14 H5 Prestissimo 2:20 H6 Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfindung: Andante, Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo 11:03 Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" I1 Adagio Sostenuto 8:40 I2 Allegretto I3 Presto Agitato Sonata No. 10 In G Major, Op. 14, No. 2 I4 Allegro 7:30 I5 Andante 5:20 I6 Scherzo: Allegro Assai 3:17 Sonata No. 18 In E Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 J1 Allegro 6:10 J2 Scherzo: Allegro Vivace 5:03 J3 Menuetto: Moderato E Grazioso 4:30 J4 Presto Con Fuoco 4:52 Sonata No. 19 In G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 J5 Andante 4:05 J6 Rondo: Allegro 3:41 Sonata No. 26 In E Flat Major, Op. 81 A K1 Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro 6:47 K2 Die Abwesenheit: Andante Espressivo K3 Das Wiedersehen: Vivacissimamente Sonata No. 11 In B Flat Major, Op. 22 K4 Allegro Con Brio 7:28 K5 Adagio Con Molta Espressione 7:40 L1 Menuetto 3:04 L2 Rondo: Allegretto 6:22 Sonata No. 32 In C Minor, Op. 111 L3 Maestoso - Allegro Con Brio Ed Apassionato 7:08 L4 Arietta: Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile 14:33 Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest" M1 Largo - Allegro 6:15 M2 Adagio 7:19 M3 Allegretto 7:06 Sonata No. 28 In A Major, Op. 101 M4 Etwas Lebhaft Und Mit Der Innigsten Empfindung: Allegretto, Ma Non Troppo 3:30 M5 Lebhaft, Marschmäßig: Vivace Alla Marcia 5:35 N1 Langsam Und Sehnsuchtsvoll: Adagio, Ma Non Troppo, Con Affeto N2 Geschwinde, Doch Nicht Zu Sehr Und Mit Entschlossenheit: Allegro Sonata No. 12 In A Flat Major, Op. 26 N3 Andante Con Variazioni 8:02 N4 Scherzo: Allegro Molto 2:54 N5 Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'Un Eroe 5:29 N6 Allegro 3:07 Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 O1 Allegro Assai 9:45 O2 Andante Con Moto O3 Allegro, Ma Non Troppo - Presto Sonata No. 24 In F Sharp Major, Op. 78 O4 Adagio Cantabile - Allegro, Ma Non Troppo 4:55 O5 Allegro Vivace 2:47 Sonata No. 15 In D Major, Op. 28 P1 Allegro 7:24 P2 Andante 6:33 P3 Scherzo: Allegro Vivace 2:23 P4 Rondo: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo 4:56 Sonata No. 25 In G Major, Op. 79 P5 Presto Alla Tedesca 2:57 P6 Andante 2:28 P7 Vivace 1:45 Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" Q1 Allegro Con Brio 8:22 Q2 Introduzione: Adagio Molto Q3 Rondo: Allegreytto Moderato - Prestissimo Sonata No. 22 In F Major, Op. 54 Q4 In Tempo D'Un Menuetto 6:03 R1 Allegretto 5:56 Sonata No. 16 In G Major, Op. 31 No. 1 R2 Allegro Vivace 4:50 R3 Adagio Grazioso 11:00 R4 Rondo: Allegretto 6:23 Sonata No. 31 In A Flat Major, Op. 110 S1 Moderato Cantabile Molto Espressivo 6:04 S2 Allegro Molto 2:25 S3 Adagio, Ma Non Troppo - Fuga: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo 9:34 Sonata No. 29 In B Flat Major, Op. 106 S4 Allegro 8:51 T1 Scherzo: Assai Vivace - Presto 2:37 T2 Adagio Sostenuto: Apassionato E Con Molto Sentimento 15:20 T3 Largo: Allegro Risoluto 11:45 Notes with insert  

GERMAN 10 VINYL ALBUMS IN BOX WITH INSERT AND ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES.

BOX: VERY GOOD ONLY DUE TO CRONER SPLITS, SOME SPOTTING ALONG OPENING SIDE AND SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.   INSERT VERY GOOD+.  INNER SLEEVES VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISCS: ALL EXCELLENT MINUS. NO MARKS OR SCRATCHES. THEY DO NOT LOOK PLAYED, BUT WE CANNOT VERIFY THIS, HENCE EXCELLENT MINUS GRADE.  CLEAN LABELS.

Why buy a first or early pressing and not a re-issue or a ‘re-mastered’ vinyl album?

First and early pressings are pressed from the first generation lacquers and stampers. They usually sound vastly superior to later issues/re-issues (which, in recent times, are often pressed from whatever 'best' tapes or digital sources are currently available) - many so-called 'audiophile' new 180g pressings are cut from hi-res digital sources…essentially an expensive CD pressed on vinyl.  Why  experience the worse elements of both formats?  These are just High Maintenance CDs, with mid-ranges so cloaked with a veil as to sound smeared.  They are nearly always compressed with murky transients and a general lifelessness in the overall sound.  There are exceptions where re-masters/re-presses outshine the original issues, but they are exceptions and not the norm.

First or early pressings nearly always have more immediacy, presence and dynamics. The sound staging is wider.  Subtle instrument nuances are better placed with more spacious textures. Balances are firmer in the bottom end with a far-tighter bass. Upper-mid ranges shine without harshness, and the overall depth is more immersive.  Inner details are  clearer.

On first and early pressings, the music tends to sound more ‘alive’ and vibrant.  The physics of sound energy is hard to clarify and write about from a listening perspective, but the best we can describe it is to say that you can 'hear' what the mixing and mastering engineers wanted you to hear when they first recorded the music.  

     
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