Composition: Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 21 |
| Alternative title | Waldstein sonata |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.53 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C major |
| Composed | 1803 |
| 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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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro con brio | — | C major | — |
| Introduzione. Adagio molto - | — | F major | — |
| Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo | — | C major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | violin and cello | Russ Bartoli |
Scores
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
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| view | Complete | Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Complete | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Complete | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Complete | Nelson Freire (piano) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Complete | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Complete | Guiomar Novaes (piano) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Complete | Daniel Barenboim (piano) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Selections | Luis Kolodin (piano) | 1. Allegro con brio 2. Introduzione. Adagio molto |
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| view | Synthesized | — | NoNameTheAnt (performer) | Synthesized Performance |
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