Composition: 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
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 and 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 and 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 |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Eder | 1800 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Rich J. Compton | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Cotta | — | Complete Score - Instructive Edition · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Schirmer | 1896 | Complete Score · view Cover · 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 | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Art Publication Society | 1923 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Curci | 1949 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Curci | 1949 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Editio Musica Budapest | 1959 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1971 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | G. Henle Verlag | 1976 | Complete Score · view Front Matter · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Schott | — | 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio · view |
| view | Complete | selections | RSB | 2012 | 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Firth | 1857 | 2. Adagio cantabile · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Spang and Luhn | — | 2. Adagio cantabile · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 2. Adagio cantabile - Schenkerian Analysis · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2022 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
— | — | I. Grave-Allegro molto (Piano-Conductor Score and Incomplete Parts) · view III. Rondo (Piano-Conductor Score and Parts (small orchestra)) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins 1 · view Violins 2 · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Pietro Mechetti | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Louis Sauter | 2021 | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp and piano |
Wessel & Co. | — | Complete Score and Harp Part · 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 Score · view |
| view | Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (No.1) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Dirk Schneiderheinze | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Joseba Berrocal | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
C.F. Schmidt | — | Complete Score and Flute Part · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for horn and piano |
Lemoine | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P.J. Tonger | 1914 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Georg Bratfisch | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Steingräber Verlag | — | Complete Score and Viola Part · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
E. Minier | 1878 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Mutopia | 2015 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (a4) · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for organ | Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (NoteWorthy Composer) · view |
| view | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | Arrangement for guitar |
Orfeo Tracio | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Luis Kolodin (piano) | — | 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio · file 2. Adagio cantabile · file 3. Rondo. Allegro · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Rudolf Serkin (piano) | — | 1. Grave — Allegro di molto e con brio; 2. Adagio cantabile · file 3. Rondo. Allegro · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Fritz Jank (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Daniel Barenboim (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Edwin Fischer (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Constantin Stephan (piano) | — | 2. Adagio cantabile · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Bui-Nguyen Trieu-Tuong (piano) | — | 2. Adagio cantabile · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (No.1) | For Orchestra (Bruckner and Schneiderheinze) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | For Strings (Brown) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | For Guitar (Nachbaur) | Synthesized Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Adagio cantabile (No.2) | For Piano | Synthesized Performance · file |
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