This album features Marios Papadopoulos performing Beethoven’s three Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 Nos. 1–3, first published in 1796 and dedicated to Joseph Haydn. Marking the beginning of Beethoven’s celebrated cycle of 32 sonatas, these works demonstrate his early independence, expanding the traditional three-movement form to four and developing motifs with striking economy and tension. The F minor Sonata is concise and dramatic; the A major combines lyricism with structural breadth; and the C major is notably expansive, with concerto-like elements. Recorded in 1995 on a Steinway, this album continues Papadopoulos’s Beethoven sonata cycle re-release series with Signum Records.
Beethoven Piano Sonatas Opus 2 Nos 1, 2 & 3
Marios Papadopoulos – piano
Release date: June 26th 2026
Catalogue number: SIGCD1028
Barcode: 635212102817
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
[1] I. Allegro
[2] II. Adagio
[3] III. Menuetto
[4] IV. Prestissimo
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2
[5] I. Allegro Vivace
[6] II. Largo appassionato
[7] III. Scherzo. Allegretto
[8] IV. Rondo. Grazioso
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3
[9] I. Allegro con brio
[10] II. Adagio
[11] III. Scherzo. Allegro
[12] IV. Allegro assai