Composition: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 5 No. 2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Cello Sonata No. 2 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.5 No.2 |
| Instrumentation | cello and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | G minor |
| Composed | 1796 |
| First published | 1797 |
| Dedication | Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo | — | G minor | — |
| Allegro molto più tosto presto | — | G minor | — |
| Rondo. Allegro | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Ferdinand David |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | — |
| view | Complete | viola and piano | Ernst Naumann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | 1797 | Complete Parts Piano Cello |
| view | Complete | — | Pleyel | 1817 | Piano Part (300 dpi) Cello Part (300 dpi) |
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | — | Complete Score Violin Cello |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Complete Score Cello Part |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score Violin Part (alternate) Cello Part |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | 1. Adagio ; 2. Allegro 3. Rondo. Allegro |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Violin Part |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano | Litolff | — | Complete Score (Cello and Piano) Violin Part |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Viola Part |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Wendy Warner (cello) and Irina Nuzova (piano) | Complete Performance |
| view | Laurence Lesser (cello) and Russell Sherman (piano) | Complete Performance |
| view | János Starker (cello) and György Sebők (piano) | Complete Recording |
| view | Maurice Gendron (cello) and Jean Françaix (piano) | Complete Performance |
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