Composition: Piano Sonata No. 20, Op. 49 No. 2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 20 |
| Alternative title | Leichte Sonaten |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.49 No.2 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 2 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1795 |
| First published | 1805 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro ma non troppo | — | G major | — |
| Tempo di minuet | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | harp | Alfred Kastner |
| view | Allegro ma non troppo (No.1) | piano | Roderich Bass |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1896 | Complete Score · view Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | — | Complete Score (600dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Curci | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view Front Matter · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp |
Carl Simon | 1913 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allegro ma non troppo (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
Sirius | 1932 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | 1. Allegro ma non troppo · file 2. Tempo di minuetto · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
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