Track listing: Beethoven for children

CD 1

Chapter 1: His Life

Chapter 2: His Childhood

Chapter 3: Journey to Vienna

Chapter 4: What is a sonata?

Chapter 5: "I don't play in front of such pigs!"

Chapter 6: How does Beethoven compose?

Chapter 7: Anecdote by Ries

Chapter 8: Role Models

Chapter 9: Who steals from whom?

Chapter 10: Revenge on Clementi

Chapter 11: Fun with Diabelli

Chapter 12: Appassionata

Chapter 13: Pastorals

Chapter 14: Eroica

Martin Stadtfeld, piano
Martin Falk, speaker
Filippa Wollheim, speaker role child

CD 2

Fantasy on a sheet of sketches by Beethoven
1 Allegro moderato
2 Adagio
3 Scherzando
4 Molto Moderato

Ludwig van Beethoven

5 Allegro in C major, WoO 51

6 Variation 31 – Largo, molto espressivo from the Diabelli Variations op. 120

7 "Eroica Dance" from Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55
arranged by Martin Stadtfeld for piano solo

8 "Pastoral Song" from Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68
arranged by Franz Liszt for piano solo (Collage: Stadtfeld)

9 Turkish March Theme from the Variations in D major, Op. 76

10 Largo appassionato from the Piano Sonata in A major op. 2/2

11 Prestissimo from the Piano Sonata in F minor op. 2/1

12 Adagio from the piano sonata in C major op. 2/3

13 Pathétique: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
from the Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13

14 Moonlight Sonata – I. Adagio sostenuto
from the Piano Sonata in C sharp minor op. 27/2

Martin Stadtfeld, piano

CD release date: June 5, 2020