Piano Sonata No.21, Op.53 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

		Movements/Sections 3 movements I. Allegro con brio II. Introduzione: Adagio molto (attacca) III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo Composition Year 1803-04 Genre Categories Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player

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 Complete Performance
*#78201 - 22.20MB - 24:15 -  8.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (15) - - !N/!N/!N - 7500x⇩

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Carolus (2010/9/9)

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Paavali Jumppanen (piano)

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Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]

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Scores

 Complete Score
*#51155 - 7.98MB, 64 pp. -  4.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - V/V/V - 18751x⇩

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/28)

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Composer's manuscript, n.d.

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 Complete Score
*#51156 - 4.67MB, 29 pp. -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - V/V/V - 10899x⇩

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/28)

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First edition

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Vienna: Bureau des Arts et d'Industrie, n.d.(1805). Plate 449.

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 Complete Score (Preview)
*#51748 - 4.10MB, 30 pp. -  5.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (16) - V/V/V - 28037x⇩

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piupianissimo (2010/1/1)

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Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 16:
Sonaten für das Pianoforte (pp.125-52), Nr.144
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1862-90. Plate B.144.

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Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.

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 Complete Score (Preview)
*#03180 - 4.20MB, 40 pp. -  6.1/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - V/V/V - 6506x⇩

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Peter (2007/1/10)

Editor:

Hans von Bülow (1830-1894)

Translator:

James Cutler Dunn Parker (1828-1916), English text

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Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta, n.d.(ca.1875). Plate 23.

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Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1876. Plate 29921.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Retrieved from Library of Congress. Scanned monochrome at 400dpi.

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 Complete Score
*#35181 - 11.35MB, 37 pp. -  5.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - V/V/V - 5072x⇩

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Brian Kalz (2009/7/21)

Editor:

Hans von Bülow (1830-1894)

Translator:

John Henry Cornell (1828-1894), English text

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Stuttgart: J.G. Cotta, n.d.(ca.1875). Plate 23.

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New York: Edward Schuberth & Co., 1891.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Color scan.

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 Complete Score
*#03726 - 2.56MB, 36 pp. -  5.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 3106x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Nomis (2007/2/15)

Editor:

Adolf von Henselt (1814-1889)

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Moscow: A. Gutheil, n.d. (ca.1885). Plate A. 4400 G.

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Editorial notes in French
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 Complete Score
*#00021 - 2.46MB, 32 pp. -  6.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (13) - V/V/V - 9021x⇩

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Feldmahler (2006/2/16)

Editor:

Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935)

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Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918-21.

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New York: Dover Publications, 1975. (pp.370-401)

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 Complete Score (Preview)
*#04076 - 1.65MB, 28 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/19 - 2839x⇩

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Peter (2007/2/24)

Editor:

Frederic Lamond (1868-1948)

Publisher Info.:

Klaviersonaten, Band II
Berlin: Ullstein, n.d.(ca.1918)
Reissue - Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1923. Plate 28727.

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Kiev: Musytschna Ukraina, 1969. (pp.87-114)

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 Complete Score
*#69583 - 6.99MB, 42 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/18 - 2669x⇩

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worov (2010/7/1)

Editor:

Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)

Publisher Info.:

Sonate per pianoforte, vol.2
Milan: G. Ricordi & C., 1919. Plate E.R. 2.

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Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]

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Original images: 300dpi, color jpg2000 files approx. 2950 by 4250 usable pixels.
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 Complete Score
*#05547 - 2.05MB, 33 pp. -  7.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (15) - V/V/16 - 3153x⇩

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Funper (2007/4/29)

 Complete Score
*#66410 - 1.60MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/C/26 - 4171x⇩

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worov (2010/6/6)

Editor:

Max Pauer (1866-1945)
Carl Adolf Martienssen (1881-1955), revision

Publisher Info.:

Sonaten für Klavier zu zwei Händen, Bd.2
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1920). Plates 10543, 10555-56.

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[Martienssen revision], n.d.(1927). - #66410 (pp.370-402)

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General Information

Work Title	Piano Sonata No.21
Alternative Title	Waldstein sonata

Composer	Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.53
Key	C major
Movements/Sections	3 movements I. Allegro con brio II. Introduzione: Adagio molto (attacca) III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
Year/Date of Composition	1803-04
First Publication	1805
Dedication	Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein (1762-1823)
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Piano
Related Works	Andante favori, WoO 57 - originally intended as the second movement.
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2/1 Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.2/2 Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, Op.2/3 Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, Op.7 ("Grand Sonata") Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10/1 ("Little Pathétique") Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, Op.10/2 Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10/3 Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ("Pathétique") Piano Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14/1 Piano Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.14/2 Piano Sonata No.11 in B♭ major, Op.22 Piano Sonata No.12 in A♭ major, Op.26 ("Funeral March") Piano Sonata No.13 in E♭ major, Op.27/1 ("Quasi una fantasia") Piano Sonata No.14 in C♯ minor, Op.27/2 ("Moonlight") Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28 ("Pastoral") Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, Op.31/1

Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31/2 ("The Tempest") Piano Sonata No.18 in E♭ major, Op.31/3 ("The Hunt") Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49/1 ("Leichte Sonata") Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, Op.49/2 ("Leichte Sonata") Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 ("Waldstein") Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54 Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 ("Appassionata") Piano Sonata No.24 in F♯ major, Op.78 ("A Thérèse") Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79 ("Cuckoo") Piano Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, Op.81a ("Les adieux") Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90 Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, Op.101 Piano Sonata No.29 in B♭ major, Op.106 ("Hammerklavier") Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109 Piano Sonata No.31 in A♭ major, Op.110 Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111

This sonata used to have a long "Andante" section. Beethoven didn't like it, so it became a separate work ("Andante favori") WoO 57. The "Introduzione (Adagio molto {?})" is now the middle movement that introduces the third movement. Deathgleaner 18:41, 26 December 2008 (EST)