Piano Sonata No.2, Op.2 No.2 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Incipit movements:
  • 1. \relative c'' { \time 2/4 \key a \major \clef treble \tempo "Allegro vivace." \partial 8 <a a'>8-.\p <e e'>4-. r8 e32( d cis b a4-.) r8 <a' a'>-. }
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  • 2. \relative c' { \time 3/4 \key d \major \tempo "Largo appassionato." fis4_\p^\markup { \italic "tenuto sempre" } fis fis | e fis2 | g fis4 | e }
  • 3 (scherzo). \relative c''' { \time 3/4 \key a \major \tempo "Allegretto." \partial 4 a16\p e cis' a | e'4 r cis,16 a e' cis | a'4 r cis,,16 a e' cis | a'4-. a-. a-. | a( gis) }
  • 3 (trio). \relative c' { \time 3/4 \key a \minor \partial 4 e4\p | c'( b a) | f'( e d) }
  • 4. \relative c { \time 4/4 \key a \major \clef bass \tempo "Grazioso." a16\p cis e a \clef treble \tuplet 3/2 { cis e16 a } cis32 e a cis e4-. e-. | e8( gis,,16) r gis2 }
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1794-95
Genre Categories Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; [16 more...]For 1 player; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For guitar (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d.[1796]. Plate 614.
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Publisher. Info. London: Monzani & Hill, n.d.[1815].
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Editor Nouvelle édition originale
Publisher. Info. Vienne: Artaria et Comp., n.d.(ca.1830). Plate 614. 2.
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Misc. Notes Re-engraved to portrait format.
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Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 16:
Sonaten für das Pianoforte, Nr.125 (pp.15-34)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.125.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). - #243107
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Misc. Notes BSB: Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monocrome.
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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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Editor Louis Köhler (1820–1886)
Adolf Ruthardt (1849–1934)
Publisher. Info. Sonaten für Pianoforte solo, Bd.1 (pp.20-42)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate 9452.
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600dpi, cleaned with 2-point algorithm, additional manual cleaning. For title pages see Piano Sonata No.1, Op.2/1.
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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 I (pp.21-40)
Berlin: Ullstein, n.d.(ca.1918).
Reissue - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1923. Plate 28726.
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Editor Frederic Lamond (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band I (pp.21-40)
Berlin: Ullstein, n.d.(ca.1918).
Reissue - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1923. Plate 28726.
Reprinted Kiev: Musytschna Ukraina, 1969.
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Editor Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)
Publisher. Info. Sonate per pianoforte, Vol.1 (pp.22-47)
Milan: Edizione Ricordi, 1919. Plate E.R. 1.
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Editor Max Pauer (1866-1945)
Carl Adolf Martienssen (1881-1955), revision
Publisher. Info. Sonaten für Klavier zu zwei Händen, Bd.1 (pp.20-42)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate 10543, 10555-56.
Reprinted Martienssen revision, n.d.(1927). - #66391
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Editor Artur Schnabel (1882–1951)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Curci, 1944. Plate E. 4279 C.
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Misc. Notes Contains footnotes in Italian, English and German.
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Editor Hans Schmidt-Görg (b. 1930)
Joseph Schmidt-Görg (1897–1981)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band I (pp.18-40)
Munich-Duisburg: G. Henle Verlag, 1971.
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 Complete Score (EU)
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Editor Bertha Antonia Wallner (1876–1976)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band I (pp.22-44)
Munich: G. Henle Verlag, No.HN1032, 1976.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Orchestra (Brandes)

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Arranger Felipe Brandes (b. 2000)
Publisher. Info. Felipe Brandes, 2020.
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Misc. Notes official video (MIDI/MP3 performance): https://youtu.be/JVKZ-l_dyIk
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For Strings (Choe)

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

Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2020.
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For Piano 4 hands (Köhler)
Arranger Louis Köhler (1820–1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Plate 35.
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For Piano 4 hands (Markull)
Arranger Friedrich Wilhelm Markull (1816–1887)
Publisher. Info. Wolfenbüttel: Holle, n.d. Plate 1182.
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Largo appassionato (No.2)

For Cello and Piano (Jacobowsky)
Arranger Hermann Jacobowsky (b. 1846)
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Raabe & Plothow, n.d. Plate R. 1622 P.
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For Organ (André)
Arranger Julius André (1808–1880)
Publisher. Info. Offenbach: Johann André, n.d.[1884]. Plate 9123 E.I-III.
Reprinted Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, n.d.(ca.1890).
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For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.4 (pp.977-979)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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Scherzo. Allegretto (No.3)

For Guitar (Tárrega)
Arranger Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909)
Publisher. Info. Barcelona: Vidal Llimona y Boceta, n.d. Plate V. Ll. y B. 1048.
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General Information

Work Title Piano Sonata No.2
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Piano Sonata No. 2; Klaviersonate Nr. 2; Sonata para piano n.º 2; Pianosonaatti nro 2; Sonate pour piano nº 2 de Beethoven; [10 more...]Sonata per pianoforte n. 2; ピアノソナタ第2番; Pianosonate nr. 2; II Sonata fortepianowa Beethovena; Соната для фортепиано № 2; Соната для фортепіано № 2; 피아노 소나타 2번; Sonata per a piano núm. 2; Πιάνο Σονάτα No. 2; 第2號鋼琴奏鳴曲 (貝多芬)
Name Aliases Piano Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 2, No. 2; Pianosonate nr. 2 (Beethoven); Sonata para piano n.º 2 en La mayor Op. 2 n.º 2
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; LCCN: no91029513; BNF: 14786729p
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.2 No.2
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ILB 163
Key A major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  1. Allegro vivace (A major)
  2. Largo appassionato (D major)
  3. Scherzo. Allegretto (A major) - Trio (A minor)
  4. Rondo. Grazioso (A major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1794-95
First Publication. 1796 – Vienna: Artaria
Dedication Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 24 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation piano
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