Piano Sonata No.12, Op.26 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Incipit	movements: I: $\relative c' { \time 3/8 \key aes \major \clef treble \tempo "Andante con Variazioni." \partial 8 ees8-\p << {ees( aes) aes-. aes16[( g) g16.( f32 g16. ees32)]} \\ {<ees c>4. <ees des>} >> }$
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 movements
Composition Year	1800–01
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr); For 2 violins (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); For 5 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For guitar (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For 2 guitars (arr); For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players (arr)

Performances

Recordings

Complete Performance
*#316449 - 22.11MB - 19:19 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 7795×⇩ - MP3 - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2014/2/19)

Performer Pages	Paavali Jumppanen (piano)
Publisher Info.	Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
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1. Andante con variazioni
*#458228 - 11.38MB - 8:17 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3478×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

MP3 file (audio)
Harryplocker (2017/2/3)

2. Scherzo. Allegro molto
*#458229 - 4.97MB - 3:37 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1755×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

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Harryplocker (2017/2/3)

3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante
*#458230 - 6.87MB - 5:00 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2603×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

MP3 file (audio)
Harryplocker (2017/2/3)

4. Allegro
*#458231 - 4.76MB - 3:28 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1421×⇩ - MP3 - Harryplocker

MP3 file (audio)
Harryplocker (2017/2/3)

Performer Pages	Harald Vetter (Piano)
Publisher Info.	Harald Vetter
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Youtube: I , II , III , IV
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Complete Performance
*#585389 - 22.53MB - 19:50 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 476×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

MP3 file (audio)
Lumineux (2019/8/14)

Performer Pages	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher Info.	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	recorded in July 2019 at St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University: Peter Hill, sound engineer
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#706079 - 46.32MB - 20:14 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 78×⇩ - 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, 1962. (February 12th).
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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1. Andante con variazioni (EU)
*#720648 - 10.61MB - 7:02 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 248×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

2. Scherzo. Allegro molto (EU)
*#720649 - 4.18MB - 2:51 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 100×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante (EU)
*#720650 - 9.02MB - 6:06 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 145×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

4. Allegro (EU)
*#720651 - 3.27MB - 2:23 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 81×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

Performer Pages	Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Publisher Info.	RCA Victor Red Seal, 1961. LSC 2545.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Internet Archive
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Complete Performance (EU)
*#720930 - 23.15MB - 18:05 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 110×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/31)

Performer Pages	Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Publisher Info.	Sviatoslav Richter at Carnegie Hall: recorded in actual performance (October 19, 1960), v. 1 Columbia Masterworks, 1961. M2L 272.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Source: Internet Archive
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#774459 - 187.34MB, 23 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 145×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2022/4/6)

Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, n.d.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Beethoven, Grasnick 12 This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Complete Score
*#51035 - 2.85MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12390×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/28)

Complete Score
*#535525 - 39.97MB, 20 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 199×⇩ - MTL-David

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MTL-David (2018/8/9)

Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Cappi, n.d.[1801]. Plate 880.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score
*#725556 - 10.51MB, 20 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 76×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2021/8/20)

Publisher. Info.	Leipsic: en Commission au Bureau de Musique, n.d.(ca.1802-14). Plate 118.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): H295/5
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Complete Score (300 dpi)
*#327873 - 3.58MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1794×⇩ - Gaylord

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Gaylord (2014/6/4)

Publisher. Info.	London: Monzani & Hill, n.d.(ca.1820-25).
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Complete Score
*#689899 - 5.36MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 97×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2021/4/8)

Publisher. Info.	Wien: Tobias Haslinger, n.d.(ca.1835).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1666/11
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Complete Score (monochrome)
*#853382 - 5.69MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 52×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/5/7)

Complete Score
*#853377 - 12.68MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 52×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2023/5/7)

Editor	Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870)
Publisher. Info.	L. v. Beethoven's sämmtliche Sonaten für Pianoforte, No.12 Stuttgart: Eduard Hallberger, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate B. XII.
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Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#51724 - 2.72MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14337×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Complete Score (scan) (Preview)
*#243298 - 2.71MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15483×⇩ - piupianissimo

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Complete Score (Preview)
*#994461 - 1.31MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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M.kowalski49 (2025/10/4)

Publisher. Info.	Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 16: Sonaten für das Pianoforte, No.135 (pp.189-204) Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862]. Plate B.135.
Reprinted	New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). - #243298
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Misc. Notes	BSB: Originally scanned at about 160dpi, converted to 600dpi monochrome. scan: score scanned at 600dpi (High Quality Scanning) Complete Score is 9 x 12 scan, scanned in from newer source at 600dpi (file #994461)
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#03092 - 4.90MB, 21 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4159×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/1/05)

Editor	Sigmund Lebert (1822–1884) Immanuel Faisst (1823–1894)
Translator	James Cutler Dunn Parker (1828–1916), English text
Publisher. Info.	Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1876. (U.S. edition of J.G. Cotta's edition, Stuttgart)
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Retrieved from Library of Congress. Scanned monochrome at 400dpi.
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Complete Score
*#472525 - 1.59MB, 23 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 335×⇩ - IS

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IS (2017/5/22)

Editor	Sigmund Lebert (1822-1884) Hans von Bülow (1830-1894)
Publisher. Info.	Sonata Album, Book II, No.26 (pp.161-83) New York: G. Schirmer, No. 340, 1896. Plate 12589.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#895426 - 3.74MB, 23 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 61×⇩ - HaydnSymphonien

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HaydnSymphonien (2024/1/20)

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
*#00012 - 1.37MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9458×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/16)

Editor	Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935)
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918-21.
Reprinted	New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (600dpi) (Preview)
*#727923 - 2.16MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 85×⇩ - Pusteblumi

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Pusteblumi (2021/8/30)

Editor	Frederic Lamond (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info.	Klaviersonaten, Band I Berlin: Ullstein, n.d.(ca.1918). Reissue - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1923. Plate 28726.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#03868 - 1.25MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/19 - 2787×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/2/18)

Editor	Frederic Lamond (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info.	Klaviersonaten, Band I Berlin: Ullstein, n.d.(ca.1918). Reissue – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1923. Plate 28726.
Reprinted	Kiev: Musytschna Ukraina, 1969.
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Complete Score
*#68730 - 3.48MB, 22 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/18 - 3573×⇩ - worov

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worov (2010/6/19)

Editor	Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)
Publisher. Info.	Sonate per pianoforte, vol.1 Milan: G. Ricordi & C., 1919. Plate E.R. 1.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#05538 - 1.25MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3250×⇩ - Funper

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Complete Score
*#66401 - 0.96MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/26 - 4299×⇩ - Worov

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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.1 (pp.214-31) Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate 10543, 10555–56.
Reprinted	Martienssen revision, n.d.(1927). - #66401
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Complete Score (EU)
*#502052 - 1.34MB, 22 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/45/22 - 3469×⇩ - Worov

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Worov (2017/11/25)

Editor	Artur Schnabel (1882–1951)
Publisher. Info.	Milan: Curci, 1949. Plate E. 4279 C.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Contains footnotes in Italian, English and German.
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Complete Score (EU)
*#530466 - 6.16MB, 19 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/67*/V* - 6170×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Fugalicious (2018/7/6)

Editor	Hans Schmidt-Görg (b. 1930) Joseph Schmidt-Görg (1897–1981)
Publisher. Info.	Klaviersonaten, Band I (pp.212-229) Munich-Duisburg: G. Henle Verlag, 1971. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
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Complete Score (EU)
*#621794 - 1.11MB, 18 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/72*/C* - 6761×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Front Matter
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Editor	Bertha Antonia Wallner (1876–1976)
Publisher. Info.	Klaviersonaten, Band I (pp.216-233) Munich: G. Henle Verlag, No. HN1032, 1976. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
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3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe.
*#621889 - 0.41MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 67×⇩ - Morel

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Publisher. Info.	Album Musica, No.87 Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1909.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	annotée et commentée par Jane Mortier
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