Composition: Piano Sonata No. 12, Op. 26 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 12 |
| Alternative title | (Funeral March) |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.26 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | A flat major |
| Composed | 1800 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1200 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante con variazioni | — | A flat major | — |
| Scherzo. Allegro molto - Trio | — | A flat major, D flat major | — |
| Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante | — | A flat minor | — |
| Allegro | — | A flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | string orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | 2 violins | Fr. Hartmann |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Wilhelm Markull |
| view | Selections | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Wendy Large |
| view | Selections | piano | — |
| view | Andante con variazioni | trombone and piano | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Andante con variazioni | cello and piano | — |
| view | Andante con variazioni | 2 guitars | Ferdinando Carulli |
| view | Andante con variazioni | organ | Julius André |
| view | Andante con variazioni | 2 piano 8 hands | August Horn |
| view | Andante con variazioni | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Andante con variazioni | guitar | Sigism. Volker |
| view | Andante con variazioni | organ | Francis Cunningham Woods |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Diabelli | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Monzani | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1876 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1896 | Complete Score · view Cover · 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 | 1971 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view Front Matter · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2021 | Complete Score · view Violins 1 · view Violins 2 · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins |
Litolff | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Holle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet in Bb · view Horn in F · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | Kunkel Brothers | — | 1. Andante con variazioni 4. Allegro · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for trombone and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for cello and piano | — | — | Andante, Var.3 - Complete Score, Cello Part · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for 2 guitars |
Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for organ |
Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for guitar |
Ildefonso Alier | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 1997 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for guitar |
Friedrich Hofmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Harald Vetter (piano) | 1. Andante con variazioni · file 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto · file 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante · file 4. Allegro · file |
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | 1. Andante con variazioni · file 2. Scherzo. Allegro molto · file 3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante · file 4. Allegro · file |
| view | Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
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