Composition: Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 27 No. 1 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 13 |
| Alternative title | Sonata quasi una fantasia |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.27 No.1 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1800 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | Fürstin Josephine von Liechtenstein |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 900 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas, Fantasias |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante | — | E flat major | — |
| Allegro molto e vivace | — | C minor | — |
| Adagio con espressione | — | A flat major | — |
| Allegro vivace | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | string orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | 2 cellos | Russ Bartoli |
| view | Adagio | organ | Julius André |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Diabelli | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score · 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 | — | 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 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 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Adagio | Arrangement for organ |
Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Wilhelm Kempff (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
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