貝多芬:一條新道路 (鋼琴奏鳴曲第16.17.18號, Op.31 / 六首變奏曲, Op.34 / 英雄變奏曲, Op.35)
安德里亞斯．史泰爾 古鋼琴

 1802年對貝多芬而言是決定性的一年: 他在秋季寫了(海利根施塔特遺書, Heiligenstadt Testament), 在秋季他清楚的表達了知道他將無可避免地逐漸耳聾. 幾乎在同一時期, 他告訴朋友克魯普霍茲(Krumpholz)對'自己目前的作品不滿意', 並計畫開創'一條新的道路'. 因此在這張的作品是鋼琴家安德里亞斯．史泰爾技巧熟練的分組合併在一起, 精確地符合那新的方向.

The year 1802 was a decisive one for Beethoven: in the autumn, he wrote the ‘Heiligenstadt Testament’, in which he clearly expressed his awareness of the outcome of his inexorably increasing deafness. At almost the same time, he told his friend Krumpholz that, ‘not satisfied’ with his ‘work so far’, he was planning to embark on ‘a new path’. It so happens that the works here, skilfully grouped together by Andreas Staier, correspond precisely to that new direction.

CD1
1 Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 no. 1 I. Allegro vivace  06:47
2 Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 no. 1 II. Adagio grazioso  09:12
3 Sonata No. 16 in G Major, Op. 31 no. 1 III. Rondo. Allegretto  06:37
4 Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest' I. Largo  08:31
5 Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest' II. Adagio  06:51
6 Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'The Tempest' III. Allegretto  06:35
7 Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 I. Allegro   08:03
8 Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace  05:34
9 Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso - Trio  03:57
10 Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31 No. 3 IV. Presto con fuoco  04:34
CD2
1 Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34  Thema. Adagio. Cantabile  01:33
2 Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34  Variation I  01:27
3 Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34  Variation II. Allegro ma non troppo  01:04
4 Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34  Variation III. Allegretto  01:04
5 Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34  Variation IV. Tempo di Minuetto  01:24
6 Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34  Variation V. Marcia. Allegretto  02:26
7 Six Variations on an Original Theme in F Major, Op. 34  Variation VI. Allegretto - Coda - Adagio molto  04:18
8 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Introduzione col Basso del Thema. Allegretto vivace  03:31
9 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Thema   45
10 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation I   40
11 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation II   58
12 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation III   42
13 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation IV   34
14 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation V   45
15 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation VI   44
16 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation VII. Canone all’ottava   36
17 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation VIII   48
18 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation IX   48
19 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation X   52
20 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation XI   52
21 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation XII   50
22 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation XIII   46
23 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation XIV. Minore   12
24 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Variation XV. Maggiore. Largo - Coda espressivo   15
25 Fifteen Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35 ‘Eroica Variations’ Finale alla Fuga. Allegro con brio.   53