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Webster Aitken plays Beethoven & Schubert
DISC 1 75:06
BEETHOVEN
I. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major Op. 101
I.
 Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung, Allegretto ma non troppo
3:29
II.
 Lebhaft marchmäßig. Vivace all Marcia
5:21
III.
 Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
3:30
IV.
 Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Enstschlossen. Allegro
6:14
'live' recording / previously unreleased in any format
I. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major Op. 110
I.
 Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
6:35
II.
 Allegro molto
1:48
III.
 Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
9:27
'live' recording / previously unreleased in any format
I. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'*
I.
 Allegro
9:30
II.
 Scherzo. Assai vivace
2:27
III.
 Adagio sostenuto. Appassionata e con molto sentimento
15:00
IV.
 Largo - Allegro risoluto
9:50
'live' recording / previously unreleased in any format
* different performance from that released on Delos LP DEL-24101/2
DISC 2 78:10
SCHUBERT
I.
 Piano Sonata No. 20 in A Major D. 959
I.
 Allegro
13:37
II.
 Andantino
8:00
III.
 Menuetto. Allegro - Trio
4:40
IV.
 Allegro
9:46
studio performance taped by EMS Records, New York City, circa 1950, venue unknown
I.
 Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major D. 960
I.
 Molto moderato
19:48
II.
 Andante sostenuto
9:48
III.
 Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
4:03
IV.
 Allegro ma non troppo
7:40
studio performance taped by EMS Records, New York City, circa 1950, venue unknown
CD set includes a 32-page booklet with a biography of the pianist, overviews of Beethoven's and Schubert's Piano Sonatas on record, as well as Webster Aitken's own essay on the late piano music of Beethoven.