Stephen Kovacevich plays Beethoven

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Stephen Kovacevich's recent Beethoven sonata cycle for EMI (reviewed May 2004) achieves arguably the most convincing Beethoven style of any pianist since Schnabel, and these 1970s recordings... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Nov 2004
Catalogue No: 4756319
Label: Philips
Series: Collectors Edition
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Work length36:56

$3.30

$4.50

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1970-09-16
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro con brio

Track length17:47

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2. Largo

Track length10:24

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3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Track length8:45

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Work length36:19

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1971-09-28
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro con brio

Track length16:31

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2. Largo

Track length10:49

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3. Rondo. Allegro

Track length8:59

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Work length29:53

$3.30

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1974-12-20
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Allegro con brio

Track length13:38

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2. Adagio

Track length10:24

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3. Rondo. Molto allegro

Track length5:51

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Work length33:01

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1974-12-20
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Allegro moderato

Track length18:30

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2. Andante con moto

Track length5:30

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3. Rondo. Vivace

Track length9:01

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Work length39:46

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis
Recorded: 1969-05-07
Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London

1. Allegro

Track length20:30

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2. Adagio un poco mosso

Track length9:09

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3. Rondo. Allegro

Track length10:07

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109

Work length19:22

$3.30

$4.50

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1978-05-29
Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I

Track length3:51

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2. Prestissimo

Track length2:13

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3. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung (Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

Track length13:18

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

Work length20:01

$2.55

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1973-10-10
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

Track length6:45

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2. Allegro molto

Track length1:48

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3. Adagio ma non troppo - Fuga (Allegro ma non troppo)

Track length11:28

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1

Work length18:10

$2.55

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1970-12-23
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Allegro molto e con brio

Track length5:21

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2. Adagio molto

Track length8:22

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3. Finale (Prestissimo)

Track length4:27

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'

Work length19:22

$2.55

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1971-12-22
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

Track length8:59

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2. Adagio cantabile

Track length6:21

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3. Rondo. Allegro

Track length4:02

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt'

Work length21:17

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1971-12-22
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Allegro

Track length8:02

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2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace

Track length4:54

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3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso

Track length3:47

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4. Presto con fuoco

Track length4:34

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101

Work length20:24

$3.40

$4.60

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1978-05-29
Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung (Allegretto ma non troppo)

Track length4:24

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2. Lebhaft, marschmäßig (Vivace alla marcia)

Track length5:37

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3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll (Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto)

Track length3:07

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4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossen- heit (Allegro)

Track length7:16

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Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

Work length54:17

$29.55

$40.05

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1968-02-16
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

Tema (Vivace) - Variation I (Alla marcia maestoso)

Track length2:26

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Variation II (Poco allegro)

Track length0:41

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Variation III (L'istesso tempo)

Track length1:25

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Variation IV (Un poco più vivace)

Track length0:55

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Variation V (Allegro vivace)

Track length0:53

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Variation VI (Allegro ma non troppo e serioso)

Track length1:54

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Variation VII (Un poco più allegro)

Track length1:05

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Variation VIII (Poco vivace)

Track length1:37

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Variation IX (Allegro pesante e risoluto)

Track length1:49

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Variation X (Presto)

Track length0:37

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Variation XI (Allegretto)

Track length1:08

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Variation XII (Un poco più moto)

Track length0:57

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Variation XIII (Vivace)

Track length1:06

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Variation XIV (Grave e maestoso)

Track length5:16

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Variation XV (Presto scherzando)

Track length0:35

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Variation XVI (Allegro)

Track length1:02

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Variation XVII

Track length1:02

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Variation XVIII (Poco moderato)

Track length1:28

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Variation XIX (Presto)

Track length0:49

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Variation XX (Andante)

Track length2:05

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Variation XXI (Allegro con brio - Meno allegro - Tempo I)

Track length1:06

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Variation XXII (Allegro molto): Alla "Notte e giorno faticar" di Mozart

Track length0:45

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Variation XXIII (Allegro assai)

Track length0:51

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Variation XXIV: Fughetta (Andante)

Track length3:15

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Variation XXV (Allegro)

Track length0:46

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Variation XXVI

Track length1:12

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Variation XXVII (Vivace)

Track length0:56

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Variation XXVIII (Allegro)

Track length0:51

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Variation XXIX (Adagio ma non troppo)

Track length1:28

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Variation XXX (Andante, sempre cantabile)

Track length2:06

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Variation XXXI (Largo, molto espressivo)

Track length5:05

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Variation XXXII: Fuga (Allegro - Poco adagio)

Track length2:51

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Variation XXXIII (Tempo di minuetto moderato, ma non tirarsi dietro)

Track length4:15

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'

Work length23:52

$2.55

$3.45

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1971-12-22
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Largo - Allegro

Track length8:37

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2. Adagio

Track length8:46

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3. Allegretto

Track length6:29

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Beethoven: Bagatelles (7), Op. 33

Work length16:47

$6.95

$9.45

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1974-06-15
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Andante grazioso, quasi Allegretto

Track length3:01

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2. Scherzo (Allegro)

Track length2:28

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3. Allegretto

Track length1:59

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4. Andante

Track length2:27

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5. Allegro, ma non troppo

Track length2:55

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6. Allegretto quasi Andante

Track length2:12

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7. Presto

Track length1:45

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Beethoven: Bagatelles (11), Op. 119

Work length13:48

$10.35

$14.05

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1974-06-15
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Allegretto

Track length2:27

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2. Andante con moto

Track length0:47

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3. à l'Allemande

Track length1:19

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4. Andante cantabile

Track length1:25

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5. Risoluto

Track length1:06

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6. Andante - Allegretto leggiermente

Track length1:34

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7. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length0:53

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8. Moderato cantabile

Track length1:40

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9. Vivace moderato

Track length0:47

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10. Allegramente

Track length0:11

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11. Andante, ma non troppo

Track length1:39

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Beethoven: Bagatelles (6), Op. 126

Work length19:13

$5.10

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Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1974-06-15
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Andante con moto

Track length3:27

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2. Allegro

Track length2:33

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3. Andante

Track length2:37

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4. Presto

Track length3:33

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5. Quasi Allegretto

Track length2:53

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6. Presto - Andante amabile e con moto

Track length4:10

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

Work length26:55

$1.70

$2.30

Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Recorded: 1973-10-10
Recording Venue: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London

1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

Track length9:28

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2. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile)

Track length17:27

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Stephen Kovacevich plays Beethoven

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