Composition: Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 2 No. 3 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 3 |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.2 No.3 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1794 |
| First published | 1796 |
| Dedication | Joseph Haydn |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio | — | C major | — |
| Adagio | — | E major | — |
| Scherzo. Allegro - Trio | — | C major, A minor | — |
| Allegro assai | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Felipe Brandes |
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Louis Köhler |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Wilhelm Markull |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | organ | William Thomas Best |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | 1796 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Monzani | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Johann André | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1876 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | — | Complete Score (600dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ullstein | — | 1. Allegro con brio · view 2. Adagio · view 3. Scherzo - 4. Allegro assai · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edizione Ricordi | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Curci | 1944 | 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 | — | Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Oil on canvas | 1868 | Extract · view Extract (detailed image) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Felipe Brandes | 2020 | Complete Score · 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 piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Holle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Mehmet Okonsar (piano) and David Ezra Okonsar (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Janet Seitzer (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Fritz Jank (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | Orchestra (performer) | For Orchestra (Brandes) | I. Allegro con brio · file II. Adagio · file III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio · file IV. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | Jürgen Knuth (performer) | For Piano (Knuth) | Synthesized Performance (MP3) · file Synthesized Performance (MIDI) · file |
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