This recording presents Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Op. 26 in A flat major and Op. 27 Nos. 1 and 2, performed by Marios Papadopoulos. Written in 1800–1801, these works mark a period of formal experimentation. Op. 26 replaces traditional sonata form with variations, a scherzo, a funeral march—later orchestrated by Beethoven—and a moto perpetuo finale. The two Op. 27 sonatas, subtitled “quasi una fantasia,” are conceived as continuous structures, shifting structural emphasis to their finales and avoiding breaks between movements. The C sharp minor Sonata, later named “Moonlight,” combines a restrained opening movement with a virtuosic, driving conclusion.