Piano Sonata No.26, Op.81a (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Incipit movements:
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements
Composition Year 1809–10
Genre Categories Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#316448 - 18.57MB - 16:13 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5091×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2014/2/19)

Performer Pages Paavali Jumppanen (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Misc. Notes April 13, 2008.
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 Complete Performance
#113796 - 8.35MB - 14:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6242×⇩ - OGG - KGill

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KGill (2011/8/17)

Performer Pages Janet Seitzer (piano)
Publisher Info. Kenneth Gill, 2011.
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Misc. Notes Live recording, 6 March 1988 (mono)
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 Complete Performance
#393194 - 20.54MB - 14:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 998×⇩ - MP3 - Shuwen Zhang

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Shuwen Zhang (2015/9/15)

 1. Das Lebewohl
#393195 - 9.58MB - 6:58 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1404×⇩ - MP3 - Shuwen Zhang

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Shuwen Zhang (2015/9/15)

 2. Abwesenheit
#393196 - 4.39MB - 3:12 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 750×⇩ - MP3 - Shuwen Zhang

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Shuwen Zhang (2015/9/15)

 3. Das Wiedersehen
#393197 - 6.58MB - 4:48 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1094×⇩ - MP3 - Shuwen Zhang

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Shuwen Zhang (2015/9/15)

Performer Pages Shuwen Zhang (piano)
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 1. Das Lebewohl
#419573 - 11.46MB - 6:15 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 674×⇩ - MP3 - Shuwen Zhang

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Shuwen Zhang (2016/4/16)

 2. Abwesenheit
#419574 - 4.84MB - 2:38 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 280×⇩ - MP3 - Shuwen Zhang

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Shuwen Zhang (2016/4/16)

 3. Das Wiedersehen
#419575 - 11.08MB - 6:03 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 481×⇩ - MP3 - Shuwen Zhang

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Shuwen Zhang (2016/4/16)

Performer Pages Shuwen Zhang (piano)
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Misc. Notes Manhattan School of Music, Pforzheimer Hall, April 4, 2016 (live performance)
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 Complete Performance
#579935 - 20.70MB - 16:41 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 260×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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Lumineux (2019/7/3)

Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
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Misc. Notes recorded in June 2019 at St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University: Peter Hill, sound engineer
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#706278 - 39.25MB - 17:09 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 64×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/6)

Performer Pages Fritz Jank (piano)
Publisher Info. Recorded at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, February 15, 1962.
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Misc. Notes Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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 1. Das Lebewohl; 2. Abwesenheit (EU)
#718062 - 11.05MB - 7:04 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/62/V - 82×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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 3. Das Wiedersehen (EU)
#718063 - 12.57MB - 8:13 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/62/V - 67×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/20)

Performer Pages Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1951. ML 4432.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Scores

 Complete Score
#51258 - 3.43MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13181×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1811]. Plate 1588-1589.
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 Complete Score
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Publisher. Info. London: Clementi & Co., n.d.(ca.1811). Plate 1820.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1689/18
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Publisher. Info. Wien: Tobias Haslinger, n.d.(ca.1835).
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 Complete Score
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Editor Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870)
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 Complete Score (Preview)
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 Complete Score (Preview)
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 16:
Sonaten für das Pianoforte (pp.9-24), No.149
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862-90]. Plate B.149.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Sigmund Lebert (1822–1884)
Hans von Bülow (1830–1894)
Publisher. Info. Complete Piano Sonatas
New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.(1895-96). Plate 12589.
Reprinted New York: G. Schirmer, No. 2103, 2015.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918-21.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
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Editor Frederic Lamond (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II
Berlin: Ullstein, n.d.(ca.1918).
Reissue - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1923. Plate 28727.
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Editor Frederic Lamond (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II
Berlin: Ullstein, n.d.(ca.1918).
Reissue - Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1923. Plate 28727.
Reprinted Kiev: Musytschna Ukraina, 1969.
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 Complete Score
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Editor Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)
Publisher. Info. Sonate per pianoforte, vol.3
Milan: G. Ricordi & C., 1920. Plate E.R. 3.
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 Complete Score
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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). Plate 10543, 10555-56.
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Editor Bertha Antonia Wallner (1876–1956)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II (pp.179-195)
Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1976. Plate HN 1034.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Strings (Choe)

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⇒ 5 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2020.
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Misc. Notes YouTube playlist
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For 2 Pianos (Besseling)

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 Piano 1
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 Piano 2
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Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Peter Besseling, 2022.
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General Information

Work Title Piano Sonata No.26
Alternative. Title Les Adieux/Das Lebewohl
Name Translations Piano Sonata No. 26; Sonata per a piano núm. 26; Klaviersonate Nr. 26; Pianoarentzako 26. sonata; Pianosonaatti nro 26; Sonate pour piano nº 26 de Beethoven; Sonata per pianoforte n. 26; ピアノソナタ第26番; Pianosonate nr. 26; Sonata fortepianowa nr 26 Beethovena; Соната для фортепиано № 26; Соната для фортепіано № 26; 第26钢琴奏鸣曲; Σονάτα για πιάνο No. 26; Sonata para piano n.º 26; 피아노 소나타 26번
Name Aliases Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a; Les Adieux; L'Addio, l'Assenza e il Ritorno; Les adieux; Pianosonate nr. 26 (Beethoven)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185088584; LCCN: n81055144; GND: 300016832; BNF: 139082567
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.81a
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ILB 187
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro (E♭ major)
  2. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo (C minor) (attacca)
  3. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente (im Lebhastesten Zeitmasse) (E♭ major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1809–10
First Publication. 1811
Dedication Erzherzog Rudolph (1788–1831)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 17-18 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation piano
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information First edition has just Das Wiedersehn (no penultimate e.)

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