Piano Sonata No.32, Op.111 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Incipit movements:
  • I: \relative c' { \time 4/4 \key c \minor \clef bass \tempo "Maestoso." \partial 32 <ees ees,>32-\f <fis, fis,>8.. \clef treble <ees'' c a ees>32 <ees c a ees>4-\sf~ <ees c a ees>8.. <c a>32 <c a>8.\trill(-\sf b32\> c)\! }
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 movements
Composition Year 1821–22
Genre Categories Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For strings (arr); Scores featuring string ensemble (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#579929 - 35.20MB - 27:27 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2896×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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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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Carolus (2011/7/2)

Performer Pages Paavali Jumppanen (piano)
Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
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 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile
#65061 - 20.37MB - 17:47 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 7319×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/5/26)

Performer Pages Neal O'Doan (piano)
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#516417 - 55.93MB - 24:26 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 719×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

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Vangi (2018/3/23)

Performer Pages Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Publisher Info. Berlin: Deutsche Grammophon, 1959.
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 Incomplete Performance (EU)
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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/6)

Performer Pages Fritz Jank (piano)
Publisher Info. Recorded at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, 1962. (March 1st).
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Misc. Notes Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
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 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1822. (13 January)
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Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Beethoven, L. v., Artaria 198
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 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
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 2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile
#12723 - 2.93MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9806×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1822).
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Misc. Notes Fair copy made for Maurice Schlesinger.
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 Complete Score
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Editor First edition
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Publisher. Info. Wien: Tobias Haslinger, n.d.(ca.1835).
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Editor Ignaz Moscheles (1794–1870)
Publisher. Info. Hallberger's Pracht Ausgabe der Classiker, No.32
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 Complete Score
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 Complete Score
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Editor Hans von Bülow (1830–1894)
Translator John Henry Cornell (1828–1894), English text
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Editor Sigmund Lebert (1822–1884)
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Publisher. Info. Complete Piano Sonatas
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Editor Frederic Lamond (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II
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Reissue - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1923. Plate 28727.
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Editor Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918-21.
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Editor Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)
Publisher. Info. Sonate per pianoforte, Vol.3 (pp.193-218)
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Editor Max Pauer (1866–1945)
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Publisher. Info. Sonaten für Klavier zu zwei Händen, Bd.2
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Editor Bertha Antonia Wallner (1876–1956)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II (pp.309-29)
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Editor Bertha Antonia Wallner (1876–1956)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II (pp.309-30)
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Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

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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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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Strings (Choe)

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⇒ 5 more: Violins 1 • Violins 2 • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Arranger Joshua Choe
Publisher. Info. Joshua Choe, 2020.
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Misc. Notes YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO4xN_gsnPdr8VYb_x4P47Jhu1sDARw4L
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General Information

Work Title Piano Sonata No.32
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Piano Sonata No. 32; Klaviersonate Nr. 32; Sonata para piano n.º 32; Sonate pour piano nº 32 de Beethoven; Sonata per pianoforte n. 32; ピアノソナタ第32番; Pianosonate nr. 32; Sonata fortepianowa nr 32 Beethovena; Соната для фортепиано № 32; Соната для фортепіано № 32; 第32號鋼琴奏鳴曲; Pianoarentzako 32. Sonata; Σονάτα για πιάνο αρ. 32; Sonata per a piano núm. 32; סונאטה מס' 32 של בטהובן; 피아노 소나타 32번; Klavírní sonáta č. 32 (Beethoven); سونات شماره ۳۲ پیانو; Klaversonate nr. 32
Name Aliases Sonata para piano n.º 32 en do menor Op. 111; Sonata para piano Op. 111; Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111; Pianosonate nr. 32 (Beethoven)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 302436932; LCCN: no91029528; GND: 300016891; BNF: 13908132z
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.111
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ILB 193
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 movements:
  1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato (C minor)
  2. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice cantabile (C major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1821–22
First Publication. 1822
Dedication Erzherzog Rudolph
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Discography MusicBrainz
All Music Guide
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