Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 8 |
| Alternative title | Pathétique |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven, composer |
| Opus | Op.13 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1798 |
| First published | 1799 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1140 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio | — | C minor | — |
| Adagio cantabile | — | A flat major | — |
| Rondo. Allegro | — | C minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| View | Complete | theater orchestra | Irénée Bergé |
| View | Complete | string orchestra | Joshua Choe |
| View | Complete | strings | Jakub Kowalewski |
| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Joseph von Blumenthal |
| View | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Louis Sauter |
| View | Complete | harp and piano | Charles Oberthür |
| View | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Wilhelm Markull |
| View | Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (No.1) | orchestra | Anton Bruckner Dirk Schneiderheinze |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | strings | Sean Franklin Brown |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Joseba Berrocal |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm Klemcke |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | horn and piano | François Brémond |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | violin and piano | Emil Kross |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | violin and piano | Philipp Lamoury |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | violin and piano | Paul Blumenthal |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | viola and piano | Hans Sitt |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | cello and piano | Philipp Lamoury |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | cello and piano | Charles Vogel Henri Guérout |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | cello and piano | J. J. Olson |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | organ | — |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | organ | Bernhard Sulze |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | guitar | Fred Nachbaur |
| View | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
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