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PIRES Chamber Music Recordings on DG

MARIA JOÃO PIRES
Complete Chamber Music
Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

Works by
Beethoven · Brahms
Debussy · Franck
Grieg · Mendelssohn
Schubert · Schumann

Maria João Pires
Douglas Boyd · Augustin Dumay
Pavel Gomziakov · António Meneses
Jian Wang

Int. Release 03 Jun. 2016

12 CDs

0289 479 5964 9

Track List

CD 1: Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin And Piano Nos. 1 - 4

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1 In D, Op.12 No.1

1.

1. Allegro con brio

8:43

2.

2. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto)

6:57

3.

3. Rondo (Allegro)

4:47

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.2 In A, Op.12 No.2

4.

1. Allegro vivace

6:40

5.

2. Andante più tosto allegretto

5:16

6.

3. Allegro piacevole

4:57

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.4 In A Minor, Op.23

7.

7:14

8.

2. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto

7:40

9.

3. Allegro molto

5:19

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.3 In E-Flat, Op.12 No.3

10.

1. Allegro con spirito

8:25

11.

2. Adagio con molt'espressione

6:28

12.

3. Rondo (Allegro molto)

4:35

Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 1:17:01

CD 2: Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin And Piano Nos. 5, 8 - 9

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.8 In G, Op.30 No.3

1.

1. Allegro assai

6:00

2.

2. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso

7:49

3.

3. Allegro vivace

3:25

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.5 In F, Op.24 - "Spring"

4.

9:46

5.

2. Adagio molto espressivo

6:13

6.

3. Scherzo (Allegro molto)

1:14

7.

4. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)

6:33

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.9 In A, Op.47 - "Kreutzer"

8.

1. Adagio sostenuto - Presto

14:29

9.

2. Andante con variazioni

15:25

10.

3. Finale (Presto)

8:33

Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 1:19:27

CD 3: Beethoven: Sonatas For Violin And Piano Nos. 6-7, 10

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.10 In G, Op.96

1.

1. Allegro moderato

10:15

2.

2. Adagio espressivo

6:03

3.

3. Scherzo (Allegro)

2:05

4.

4. Poco allegretto

8:57

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.6 In A, Op.30 No.1

5.

7:22

6.

6:36

7.

3. Allegretto con variazioni

8:35

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.7 In C Minor, Op.30 No.2

8.

1. Allegro con brio

7:31

9.

2. Adagio cantabile

9:00

10.

3. Scherzo (Allegro)

3:23

11.

4. Finale (Allegro)

5:06

Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 1:14:53

CD 4: Brahms: Sonatas For Violin And Piano

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1 In G, Op.78

1.

1. Vivace ma non troppo

10:59

2.

8:41

3.

3. Allegro molto moderato

9:12

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.2 In A, Op.100

4.

1. Allegro amabile

8:50

5.

2. Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di più - Andante vivace

6:02

6.

3. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi andante)

5:35

Sonata For Violin And Piano No 3 In D Minor, Op.108

7.

8:44

8.

4:46

9.

3. Un poco presto e con sentimento

3:03

10.

4. Presto agitato

5:44

Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 1:11:36

CD 5: Brahms: Piano Trio Nos.1 Op.8 & 2 Op.87

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Piano Trio No.1 In B, Op.8

1.

1. Allegro con brio

15:13

2.

2. Scherzo (Allegro molto)

6:36

3.

9:14

4.

6:44

Piano Trio No.2 In C, Op.87

5.

9:57

6.

2. Andante con moto

8:14

7.

3. Scherzo (Presto)

4:33

8.

4. Finale (Allegro giocoso)

6:00

Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Jian Wang

Total Playing Time 1:06:31

CD 6: Grieg: Sonatas For Violin And Piano Op. 8, 13 & 45

Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Sonata For Violin And Piano In F Major, Op.8 (1865)

1.

1. Allegro con brio

9:31

2.

2. Allegretto quasi Andantino - Più vivo - Tempo I

4:45

3.

3. Allegro molto vivace

9:59

Sonata For Violin And Piano In G Major, Op.13 (1867)

4.

1. Lento doloroso - Poco allegro - Allegro vivace

9:40

5.

2. Allegretto tranquillo

6:29

6.

3. Allegro animato

5:33

Sonata For Violin And Piano No.3 In C Minor, Op.45

7.

1. Allegro molto ed appassionato

9:27

8.

2. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza

6:28

9.

3. Allegro animato

7:56

Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 1:09:48

CD 7: Mozart, W.A.: Piano Trios K. 502; K.496 & K.254

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Piano Trio In B Flat, K.502

1.

8:07

2.

8:17

3.

5:58

Piano Trio In G, K.496

4.

11:10

5.

6:26

6.

3. Allegretto (Thema mit 6 Variationen)

10:18

Divertimento (Piano Trio) In B Flat, K.254

7.

1. Allegro assai

7:39

8.

8:55

9.

3. Rondeau (Tempo di menuetto)

5:52

Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay, Jian Wang

Total Playing Time 1:12:42

CD 8: Mozart, W.A.: Sonatas For Piano And Violin, K. 301, K. 304, K. 378, K. 379

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Sonata For Piano And Violin In G Major, K.301

1.

1. Allegro con spirito

11:22

2.

5:24

Sonata For Piano And Violin In E Minor, K.304

3.

9:37

4.

2. Tempo di minuetto

5:10

Sonata For Piano And Violin In B Flat Major, K.378

5.

1. Allegro moderato

8:48

6.

2. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile

5:42

7.

3. Rondo (Allegro)

4:26

Sonata For Piano And Violin In G Major, K.379

8.

1. Adagio - Allegro

12:56

9.

2. Thema. Andantino cantabile - Var.I-V -Allegretto

10:03

Maria João Pires, Augustin Dumay

Total Playing Time 1:13:28

CD 9: Schumann: Piano Quintet Op. 44 / Chopin: Cello Sonata Op.65

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Piano Quintet In E Flat, Op.44

1.

1. Allegro brillante

8:59

2.

2. In modo d'una marcia (Un poco largamente)

9:08

3.

3. Scherzo (Molto vivace)

4:38

4.

4. Allegro, ma non troppo

7:21

Maria João Pires

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Sonata In G Minor For Cello & Piano, Op.65

5.

1. Allegro moderato

17:11

6.

2. Scherzo (Allegro con brio)

5:35

7.

3:57

8.

4. Finale (Allegro)

7:18

Maria João Pires, Pavel Gomziakov

Total Playing Time 1:04:07

CD 10: Schumann : Three Romances, Op.94; Adagio And Allegro In A Flat, Op.70; Fantasiestücke, Op.73; 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op.102

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

3 Romances, Op.94

1.

No.1 Nicht schnell

3:40

2.

No.2 Einfach, innig

4:10

3.

No.3 Nicht schnell

4:28

Adagio And Allegro In A-Flat, Op.70

4.

1. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck

4:56

5.

2. Rasch und feurig

4:26

Fantasiestücke, Op.73

6.

1. Zart und mit Ausdruck

3:47

7.

2. Lebhaft, leicht

3:26

8.

3. Rasch und mit Feuer

4:25

5 Stücke Im Volkston, Op.102

9.

3:40

10.

3. Nicht schnell, mit viel Ton zu spielen

3:37

11.

4. Nicht zu rasch

1:57

Abendlied, Op.85, No.12

12.

Espressivo e molto sostenuto

2:56

Douglas Boyd, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 45:28

CD 11: Franck: Sonata In A For Violin And Piano, M. 8 / Debussy: Sonata In G Minor For Violin And Piano, L. 140 / Ravel: Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré, M. 74; Vocalise-Etude (en forme de Habanera), M. 51; Tzigane, M. 76

César Franck (1822 - 1890)

Sonata in A Major For Violin & Piano, FWV 8

1.

1. Allegretto ben moderato

5:47

2.

2. Allegro- Quasi lento- Tempo 1 (Allegro)

7:59

3.

3. Recitativo - Fantasia (Ben moderato - Largamente - Molto vivace)

7:00

4.

4. Allegretto poco mosso

6:10

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Sonata In G Minor For Violin & Piano, L. 140

5.

1. Allegro vivo

4:54

6.

2. Intermède (Fantasque et léger)

4:17

7.

3. Finale (Très animé)

4:11

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

8.

Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré

2:23

9.

Vocalise-étude (en forme de Habanera), M. 51

2:56

10.

9:55

Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 55:32

CD 12: Wigmore Hall Recital: Schubert / Brahms / Mendelssohn / Bach

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)

Sonata For Arpeggione And Piano In A Minor, D. 821

1.

1. Allegro moderato

11:36

2.

4:29

3.

8:51

António Meneses, Maria João Pires

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

3 Intermezzi, Op.117

4.

Andante moderato, en mi bémol majeur

5:06

3 Intermezzi, Op.117

5.

Andante non troppo, en si bémol mineur

4:56

3 Intermezzi, Op.117

6.

Andante con moto, en ut dièse mineur

5:41

Maria João Pires

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

7.

Song Without Words For Cello And Piano In D, Op.109

4:13

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)

Sonata For Cello And Piano No.1 In E Minor, Op.38

8.

1. Allegro non troppo

14:38

9.

2. Allegretto quasi minuetto

5:38

10.

3. Allegro - Più presto

7:01

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

11.

Pastoral In F, BWV 590 (Pastorale In F, BWV 590 - Arranged For Cello And Piano)

3:56

António Meneses, Maria João Pires

Total Playing Time 1:16:05

This is a fine selection of sonatas, trios and quintets . . . There's also an interesting collection of Schuman pieces for oboe and piano with Douglas Boyd. This is a self-recommending issue, containing ideal, calming summer listening. Pires's pianism has such poise and is so stylish throughout . . . a formidable bargain.