Composition: Piano Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 26 |
| Alternative title | Les Adieux/Das Lebewohl |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.81a |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | E flat major |
| Composed | 1809 |
| First published | 1811 |
| Dedication | Erzherzog Rudolph |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1020 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro | — | E flat major | — |
| Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo (attacca) | — | C minor | — |
| Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente (im Lebhastesten Zeitmasse) | — | E flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1811 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Clementi & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | 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 | 1920 | 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 | Front Matter · view 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 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2022 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Janet Seitzer (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Shuwen Zhang (piano) | Complete Performance · file 1. Das Lebewohl · file 2. Abwesenheit · file 3. Das Wiedersehen · file |
| view | Shuwen Zhang (piano) | 1. Das Lebewohl · file 2. Abwesenheit · file 3. Das Wiedersehen · file |
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Rudolf Serkin (piano) | 1. Das Lebewohl; 2. Abwesenheit · file 3. Das Wiedersehen · file |
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