Composition: Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 23 |
| Alternative title | Appassionata |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.57 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | F minor |
| Composed | 1804 |
| First published | 1807 |
| Dedication | Graf Franz von Brunsvik |
| 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 assai | — | F minor | — |
| Andante con moto | — | D flat major | — |
| Allegro ma non troppo - Presto | — | F minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | strings | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano | Louis Sauter |
| view | Andante con moto (No.2) | organ | Julius André |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Pleyel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | 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 | — | Muzgiz | 1970 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | — | Complete Score · view Front Matter · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 2. Andante con moto · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · 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 strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano |
Louis Sauter | 2018 | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Double Bass · view |
| view | Andante con moto (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Frederic Rzewski (piano) | Concert Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Jonathan Biss (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Rudolf Serkin (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | 1. Allegro assai · file 2. Andante con moto 3. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto · file |
| view | Synthesized | Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | 1. Allegro assai · file 2. Andante con moto · file 3. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto · file |
| view | Synthesized | Sviatoslav Richter (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Daniel Barenboim (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | NoNameTheAnt (performer) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Brett Bachus (keyboard) | 1. Allegro assai · file |
| view | Synthesized | 3. Allegro ma non troppo · file |
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