Complete Recordings of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas		Please Email corrections and comments
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	Artists	Record Label  (CD and LP issues)	Recording Date	Web Review
	Arrau, Claudio	Philips 432 301-2 (11 CD set).     1967, 13 LP set was Philips 6747035	1960's
	Ashkenazy, Vladimir	Decca (10 CD set:  2LC10 443-706).   Includes Andante Favori	1970's - 1980's	Gramophone
	Backhaus, Wilhelm	London (Japan) POCL 3471-78 (8 CD set)	1950-54 (mono)
	Backhaus, Wilhelm	Decca 8-CD set, #433 882-2.  (1970- 10 LP set: London CS 6683-6692).  Rec. Geneva	1958-69. 1952 (op.106)	ClassicsToday.com
	Badura-Skoda, Paul	Musical Heritage Society OR B 375-385 (11 LPs).  Unicorn LPs	1970
	Badura-Skoda, Paul	Gramola GRA 98742/50 (Austria)  (rec. Vienna Konzerthaus, Bösendorfer Imperial piano)	7/1969-4/1970	ClassicsToday.com
	Badura-Skoda, Paul	Auvidis Astrée  # 8691 - 8699.  Rec. on fortepianos	c.1988-9
	Barenboim, Daniel	EMI 572912 (10 CD set).    1970, 14 LP set: Angel SNLV 3755	1965-69
	Barenboim, Daniel	DG  (9 CD set reissue).  Originally 12 LPs, then 12 CDs	1981-84
	Benz, Robert	Thorofon (9 CDs)	1988-94
	Bilson, Malcolm & students	Claves CD 50-9707/10.  Rec. on 9 fortepianos by 7 pianists, includes 200-page booklet. Artists are: Malcolm Bilson, Tom Beghin, Ursula Dütschler, Andrew Willis, David Breitman, Zvi Meniker and Bart van Oort.	1996
	Binns, Malcolm	L'Oiseau Lyre  (LPs only).  First complete recording on fortepianos	1977	ClassicsToday.com
	Brendel, Alfred	Vox-Turnabout (LPs reissued on CDs)	1958-64
	Brendel, Alfred	Philips 412575-2  (11 CD set).   Originally 13 LPs.  Includes Andante Favori	1970-77
	Brendel, Alfred	Philips 446909  (10 CD set, 'New Digital Recordings')	1992-6
	Buchbinder, Rudolf	Teldec  9031-71719-2  (8 CD set)	1980's
	Ciani, Dino	Dynamic CDS 432 (Italy) 9 CDs	1970 (live, Turin)
	Ciccolini, Aldo	Bongiovanni (Italy)	1997-2000
	Abdel Rahman El Bacha	Forlane (9 CDs)	1990's
	Fischer, Annie	Hungaraton 31626-34 (9 CDs)	1977-92	Classical.net
	Frank, Claude	Music & Arts MUA 640 (10 CD set).   Orig. 12 LPs: RCA Victrola VICS 9000	May 1967- Oct. 1969	ClassicsToday.com
	Goode, Richard	Nonesuch 79328 (10 CD set)	1980's
	Grinberg, Maria	Melodyia Records C10-05573-98 (13 LPs.  CD reissue also. See musicabona.com)	1964-6
	Gulda, Friedrich	London/Decca   POCL-4407 / POCL-90042~50 (9 CD set). Rec in London	1954-58, mono/stereo
	Gulda, Friedrich	DG 465 713-2 (12 CD), Amadeo 435 912-2 (9 CD), Philips PHCP-3123 or 9754 (9 CD).  Brilliant Classics reissue.  Rec. in Studio Klagenfurt, Austria Radio	1967	ClassicsToday.com
	Heidsieck, Eric	EMI Classics (4 83427 2) 8 CD set	1967-73
	Hobson, Ian	Zephyr  97 (9 CD set)	1992-6
	Houstoun, Michael	Morrison Music Trust, New Zealand  (www.trustcd.com) - 10 CDs	1995-7
	Jando, Jeno	Naxos  (10 CDs)	1980's
	Kempff, Wilhelm	DG Dokumente 447 966-2 (8 CD set)	1951-56 (mono)
	Kempff, Wilhelm	DG  (8 CD set; also a 9 CD set: 429306).  Orig. 10 LP set (1964): KL 42-51	1962-4
	Kladetzky, Gotthard	Koch Schwann (complete piano works on 15 CDs)	1998
	Kovacevich, Stephen	EMI 5627002 (9 CD set)	2003	ClassicsToday.com
	Kuerti, Anton	Analekta/Fleur De Lys CD 24010.   LPs: Odyssey (13 LP set: Y34646-34649); Aquitaine	1974-5	ClassicsToday.com
	Levinas, Michael	Ades (9 CDs)	1990's
	Lill, John	ASV Quicksilva  (10 CDs).  CD QS 6055 to 6054	1970's	ClassicsToday.com
	Lipkin, Seymour	Newport Classics (9 CDs, also on 1 cd-rom).  Rec. at Curtis Inst. Field Concert Hall.	c.1999	ClassicsToday.com
	Lucchesini, Andrea	Stradivarius STR 33669 (Italy) 8 CDs (10h 36 min)	2002 (live)
	Nat, Yves	EMI Pathe Marconi CZS 762901 2  (8 CD set, 9h 18 min)	1953-5 (mono)
	Nikoleyeva, Tatiana	Olympia (UK)  (Recorded live)	1983
	O'Conor, Jon	Telarc   (9 CD set) Recorded at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Mass	1989-93
	Øland, Anne	T.I.M. 220865-325 (Germany) 10 CDs	DDD
	Perl, Alfredo	Arte Nova  (10 CD set)	1990's
	Pludermacher, Georges	Abeille Musique (Transart) 10 CDs	1999
	Pommier, Jean-Bernard	Erato	1990's	Gramophone
	Riefling, Robert	Valois (reissued on MHS)	1960's
	Roberts, Bernard	Nimbus  NI 5050 - 5059 (9 CD set)	1980's
	Schnabel, Artur	EMI (8 CDs).  Also on Pearl, Arkadia, Arabesque, Naxos, TIM.  (Bechstein piano)	1931-5 (mono)
	Sheppard, Craig	Romeo Records (9 CDs)  (rec. live, Seattle, Meany Theater)	2003-4 (live)	ClassicsToday.com
	Sherman, Rusell	Gm Recordings  GM 5001 (10 CD set)	1993-7
	Silverman, Robert	Orpheum Masters KSP830 (10 CD set).   Rec. on Bösendorfer Reproducing Piano	2000
	Steinberg, Michael	Elysium (9 CD set, reissue of LPs).  Rec. in Germany.
	Taub, Robert	Vox  (10 CDs, in sets of 2)	1990's
	Willems, Gerard	ABC  (9 CD set)  (http://www.beethoven-sonatas.com/)	1997-2000	Stereo Times
	Yokoyama, Yukio	Sony ('Complete Piano Works')  12 CDs	1990's
	Zechlin, Dieter	Eterna (Berlin Classics)	1990's
	Cycles in progress
	Biret, Idil	BMP records - 20 sonatas so far (10/2004)
	Brautigam, Ronald	BIS Records. Recorded on Fortepianos, 3 CDs completed		ClassicsToday.com
	Costa, Sequeira	VMF Records - 4 CDs completed
	Hewitt, Angela	Hyperion Records. Volume One recorded 9/2005.
	Kodama, Mari	Pentatone Classics label (3 volumes)
	Komen, Paul	Globe Records.  Recorded on original fortepianos. Completed 5 CDs
	Lewis, Paul	Harmonia Mundi Records.
	Kun-woo Paik	Decca. Recorded 16-26 (3 CDs, 2005). "6 more CDs will complete the cycle in 2006 and 2007."
	Lortie, Louis	Chandos.  'Almost completed'
	Ohlsson, Garrick	Cycle in progress on Bridge Records (formerly on Arabesque).
	Oppitz, Gerhard	Hänssler Records (3 volumes recorded)
	Sako, Akiyoshi	Camerata Records. 5 volumes recorded.
	Schiff, Andras	ECM Records. 3 volumes recorded, 2006-
	Swann, Jeffrey	Agora Musica (Italy).
	Wehr, David Allen	Connoisseur Society  (2 volumes, 4 CDs so far)
	Some Notable incomplete Beethoven sonata recordings
	Corot, Alfred	Rumors exist that Cortot recorded the 32 sonatas around 1957 for EMI - never released
	Fiorentino, Sergio	8 CDs released on Concert Artist / Fidelio, recorded 1961-6. Missing only Sonata no.29?
	Gieseking, Walter	EMI, recorded 24 Sonatas - Missing 16, 22, 24-28.  Rec. at Abbey Road 1951-6. Death in 1956 prevented completion.
	Gieseking, Walter	Tahra 394 400 (7 CD set).  27 Sonatas - Missing sonatas 4, 5, 7, 20, 22.  From 1949-50 broadcasts.		ClassicsToday.com
	Gilels, Emil	DG. 27 Sonatas - Missing nos. 1, 9, 22, 24, 32.  Died before completing cycle.
	Gould, Glenn	CBS (Sony). Missing nos. 4, 11, 19-22, 25-28.  Rec 1956-79.  # 29 is from CBC broadcast.
	Hatto, Joyce	Joyce Hatto's recordings are most likely a fraud - stolen from other artists. Google search for more info.
	Horowitz, Vladimir	RCA: #7 (1959); #14 (1946, 1956); #21 (1956);  For CBS: #8 (1963); #'s 14, 21, 23 (1972); #28 (1967)
	Hungerford, Bruce	Vanguard (rec. 1965-77) Recorded 22 Sonatas. Death in 1977 prevented completion		ClassicsToday.com
	Kempff, Wilhelm (1930's)	Dante CDs. Recorded 25 Sonatas. omitted are op. 2 #3; op. 22; op. 27 #1; op. 28; op. 31 #2; and op. 101
	Pollini, Maurizio	Recorded nos. 5-8, 11-15, 17, 21-32.  DGG is considering having Pollini complete the cycle (according to a DG internet chat).
	Richter, Sviatoslav	Philips. Recorded nos. 9, 11, 12, 18-20, 22, 23, 27, 28, 30-32.  Also recordings on EMI and other labels
	Rubinstein, Artur	RCA: Nos. 3 (1963), 8 (1946, 1954, 1962), 14 (1962), 18 (1954, 1976), 21 (1954), 23 (1954, 1963, 1975), 26 (1940, 1962)
	Serkin, Rudolf	CBS (Sony). Recorded nos. 1, 6, 8, 11, 12-14, 16, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30-32.  Also recorded 30-32 on DG
	Solomon (1952-6)	EMI (Testament reissues) 17 sonatas. Recorded nos.1,3,7,8,13,14,17,18,21,22, 26-32. Stroke in 1956 prevented completion.
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	List of Beethoven's 32 Piano Sonatas
		Sonata no. 1 in f minor, op. 2 no. 1 (1794-95)
		Sonata no. 2 in c sharp minor, op. 2 no. 2 (1794-95)
		Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2 no. 3 (1794-95)
		Sonata no. 4 in E flat major, op. 7 (1796-97)
		Sonata no. 5 in c minor, op. 10 no. 1 (1796-98)
		Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10 no. 2 (1796-98)
		Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10 no. 3 (1796-98)
		Sonata no. 8 in c minor, op. 13 'Pathetique' (1798-99)
		Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1 (1798-99)
		Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14 no. 2 (1798-99)
		Sonata no. 11 in B flat major, op. 22 (1799-1800)
		Sonata no. 12 in A flat major, op. 26 (1800-01)
		Sonata no. 13 in E flat major, op. 27 no. 1 (1801)
		Sonata no. 14 in c sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 'Moonlight' (1801)
		Sonata no. 15 in D major, op. 28 'Pastoral' (1801)
		Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31 no. 1 (1802)
		Sonata no. 17 in d minor, op. 31 no. 2 'Tempest' (1802)
		Sonata no. 18 in E flat major, op. 31 no. 3 'The Hunt' (1802)
		Sonata no. 19 in g minor, op. 49 no. 1  (1788, 1796)
		Sonata no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2  (1788, 1796)
		Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53 'Waldstein'  (1803-04)
		Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54  (1804)
		Sonata no. 23 in f minor, op. 57 'Appassionata'  (1804-05)
		Sonata no. 24 in F sharp major, op. 78 'For Therese'  (1809)
		Sonata no. 25 in G major, op. 79  (1809)
		Sonata no. 26 in E flat major, op. 81a 'Les Adieux'  (1809-10)
		Sonata no. 27 in e minor, op. 90  (1814)
		Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101  (1815-16)
		Sonata no. 29 in B flat major, op. 106 'Hammerklavier'  (1817-19)
		Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109  (1820)
		Sonata no. 31 in A flat major, op. 110  (1821)
		Sonata no. 32 in c minor, op. 111  (1820-22)