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In this recording, GRAMMY Award-winning pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim tackles the so-called 'New Testament' of music, Ludwig van Beethoven's thirty-two piano sonatas. The Piano Sonatas were composed by Beethoven over a period of twenty-five years. It requires a pianist with an exceptional range to successfully convey the transition from the Classical to the Romantic period as laid out in the sonatas: Daniel Barenboim is such an expert. From the romantic, dreamy Moonlight Sonata (Sonata No. 14) to the magnificent Hammerklavier Sonata (Sonata No. 29), Daniel Barenboim reveals his full versatility. With the Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle, the maestro has left behind a musical reference recording that is unrivalled. It is a pleasure to witness the still young Daniel Barenboim's sensitive and expressive playing, his ability to empathise with Beethoven and the spirit of the time and to convey this mood in his playing. Upscaled on HD from 35 mm this recordings from the young Daniel Barenboim from 1983 /1984 are already legendary and testify to his playful brilliance. The programme is the result of the digitisation and restoration of the original 35mm negative. This carefully stored audiovisual material was scanned to High Definition (HD) standard in order to preserve this historical reference recording for posterity. Bonus: 10 min. Interview with Daniel Barenboim, Vienna 2012, about the recording and the production of the complete Beethoven Sonatas Cycle 1980 - 1984.