Beethoven's Piano Works
As You've Never Heard them Before
The first complete recording of Beethoven’s keyboard music performed at 19th-century metronome markings interpreted through Whole Beat Metronome Practice.
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Alberto Sanna, Fortepiano after Fritz 1816
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3 volumes, each 10+ hours of recordings
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All piano works, chronologically presented
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Available in Deluxe CD box, HiRes download, Streaming
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Volume 1 - 9 CDs - Available
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Volume 2: Kickstarter Launch November 2025
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Volume 3: Kickstarter Launch November 2026
Have Questions About our Tempos?
Watch this Video: The 30 Most Asked Questions
Still wondering how these slower tempos can be historically accurate? In this in-depth video, Wim Winters answers the most common doubts and misunderstandings about Whole Beat Metronome Practice. Video is connected to the Beethoven Symphony project but equally applies to Chopin as well.
Prefer reading? Browse our written FAQ → Or explore the full background on our Tempo Research Hub → (under construction)
About the Project
This recording is part of the larger “Fixing the Beethoven Mistake” initiative — a multi-year research and performance project that reconstructs not only Beethoven’s original tempos, but also those of other 19th-century composers such as Chopin, Schumann and many more.
At the heart of this approach is Whole Beat Metronome Practice (WBMP): a historically grounded way of reading metronome markings.
This is more than a CD set — it’s a rethinking of how 19th-century music was meant to sound.
[Explore the tempo research →] (under construction)
[See other recordings →]
