Composition: Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 29 |
| Alternative title | Hammerklavier, Große Sonate für das (#2) |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.106 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | B flat major |
| Composed | 1817 |
| First published | 1819 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro | half note = 138 | B flat major | — |
| Scherzo. Assai vivace | dotted half note = 80 | B flat major | — |
| Adagio sostenuto | eighth = 92 | F sharp minor | — |
| Introduzione. Largo - Fuga: Allegro risoluto | quarter = 144 | B flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | orchestra | Peter Le Tissier |
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Wilhelm Markull |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | 1819 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Royal Harmonic Institution | — | 1. Allegro, 3. Adagio sostenuto and 2. Scherzo ("1st. part") · view 4. Introduzione. Largo - Fuga: Allegro risoluto ("2nd. part") · view |
| view | Complete | — | Artaria | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Cotta | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Cotta | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | 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 | — | Edizione 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 | — | Manuscript | 1818 | 3. Adagio sostenuto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1817 | 4. Introduzione. Largo · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1894 | Analytical exposition of the Fugue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2021 | Complete Score · view Piccolo · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B/A) · view Clarinet 2 (B/A) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (B/D) · view Trumpet 2 (B/D) · view Tenor Trombone · view Bass Trombone 1 · view Bass Trombone 2 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Peter Le Tissier | 2020 | 1. Allegro Molto · view 3. Adagio sostenuto · 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 | 2014 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Holle | — | Complete Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | 1. Allegro · file 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace · file 3. Adagio sostenuto · file 4. Introduzione. Largo - Fuga: Allegro risoluto · file |
| view | Frederic Rzewski (piano) | 1. Allegro · file 2. Scherzo · file 3. Adagio sostenuto · file 4. Largo, Allegro, Allegro risoluto · file |
| view | Jeremy Denk (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
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