Composition: Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 10 No. 1 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Piano Sonata No. 5 |
| Alternative title | The Little Pathetique |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.10 No.1 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1795 |
| First published | 1798 |
| Dedication | Gräfin Anna Margarete von Browne |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 960 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro molto e con brio | — | C minor | — |
| Adagio molto | — | A flat major | — |
| Prestissimo | — | C minor | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Alexander Brand |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Louis Köhler |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Friedrich Wilhelm Markull |
| view | Adagio molto (No.2) | harp | Johannes Snoer |
| view | Adagio molto (No.2) | organ | Julius André |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Eder | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Tobias Haslinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1862 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (scan) · 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 | 1949 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Editio Musica Budapest | 1968 | 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 | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2021 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Schott | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Holle | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio molto (No.2) | Arrangement for harp |
Johann André | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio molto (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Luis Kolodin (piano) | 1. Allegro molto e con brio · file 2. Adagio molto · file 3. Prestissimo · file |
| view | Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Fritz Jank (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
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