Piano Sonata No.23, Op.57 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

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Lumineux (2019/1/20)

Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
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Misc. Notes recorded in December 2018 at St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University: Peter Hill, sound engineer
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Reccmo (2011/11/20)

Performer Pages Frederic Rzewski (piano)
Publisher Info. Frederic Rzewski, 2001.
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Carolus (2010/9/8)

Performer Pages Jonathan Biss (piano)
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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/20)

Performer Pages Rudolf Serkin (piano)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1963. ML 5881.
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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/6)

Performer Pages Fritz Jank (piano)
Publisher Info. Recorded at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, February 22, 1962.
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Misc. Notes Source: Instituto Piano Brasileiro
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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

Performer Pages Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Publisher Info. RCA Victor Red Seal, 1961. LSC 2545.
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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

Performer Pages Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Publisher Info. Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 1961. MK 1550.
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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.
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Vangi (2018/3/23)

Performer Pages Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Publisher Info. Deutsche Grammophon, 1959.
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Reccmo (2012/5/14)

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NoNameTheAnt (2022/6/28)

Performer Pages NoNameTheAnt (Piano (on computers))
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Batbernart (2013/1/7)

Performer Pages Brett Bachus (keyboard)
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DavidPAnderson (2022/11/9)

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Sheet Music

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Mark Starr (2011/10/24)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1806-27).
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Misc. Notes This stained Beethoven manuscript was the property of the pianist René-Paul Baillot, who gave it to the Paris Conservatory in 1889. The nickname "Appassionata" appears nowhere in the manuscript; instead, Beethoven apparently subtitled it as "La Passionata." There are many changes and corrections in notation throughout.
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C.Y.S. (2021/4/23)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Bureau des Arts et d'Industrie, n.d.(1807). Plate 521.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Pleyel & fils aîné, n.d.[1824]. Plate 1650.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): D1689/16
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Feduol (2023/5/7)

Editor Ignaz Moscheles (1794-1870)
Publisher. Info. L. v. Beethoven's sämmtliche Sonaten für Pianoforte, No.23
Stuttgart: Eduard Hallberger, n.d.(ca.1860). Plate B. XXIII.
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piupianissimo (2010/1/2)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 16:
Sonaten für das Pianoforte
(pp.165-90), Nr.146
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862-90]. Plate B.146.
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Peter (2007/1/11)

Editor Hans von Bülow (1830-1894)
Translator James Cutler Dunn Parker (1828–1916), English text
Publisher. Info. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1876. Plate 29923.
(U.S. edition of J.G. Cotta's edition, Stuttgart, 1872)
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HaydnSymphonien (2024/1/21)

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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Feldmahler (2006/2/17)

Editor Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918-21.
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New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
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Pusteblumi (2021/9/1)

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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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.
Reprinted Kiev: Musytschna Ukraina, 1969.
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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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Funper (2007/4/29)

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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). Plate 10543, 10555-56.
Reprinted Martienssen revision, n.d.(1927). - #66412 (pp.415-443)
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Worov (2017/11/30)

Editor Artur Schnabel (1882-1951)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Curci, n.d.(ca.1949). Plate E. 4280 C.
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JacopoTore (2021/3/27)

Editor Aleksandr Goldenweiser (1875-1961)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1970. Plate 3000.
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Fugalicious (2018/6/27)

Editor Joseph Schmidt-Görg (1897-1981)
Hans Schmidt-Görg (b. 1930)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II (pp.179-207)
Munich: Henle, 1976.
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Editor Bertha Antonia Wallner (1876-1976)
Publisher. Info. Klaviersonaten, Band II (pp.131-169)
Munich: G. Henle Verlag, No.HN1034, n.d.(ca.1976).
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Andante con moto (No.2)

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Arranger Julius André (1808-1880)
Publisher. Info. Offenbach: Johann André, n.d.[1884]. Plate 9123 E.I-III.
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General Information

Work Title Piano Sonata No.23
Alternative. Title Appassionata
Name Translations Piano Sonata No. 23; Sonata per a piano núm. 23; Klaviersonate Nr. 23; Sonata para piano n.º 23; Pianoarentzako 23. sonata; سونات ۲۳ پیانو; Pianosonaatti nro 23; Sonate pour piano nº 23 de Beethoven; סונאטה מס' 23 של בטהובן; Sonata per pianoforte n. 23; ピアノソナタ第23番; 피아노 소나타 23번; Pianosonate nr. 23; Sonata fortepianowa nr 23 f-moll op. 57; Соната для фортепиано № 23; Klavirska sonata br. 23; Pianosonat nr 23; Соната для фортепіано № 23; 第23钢琴奏鸣曲; Appassionta; السوناتا العاطفية; Σονάτα για πιάνο No. 23; Klaversonate nr. 23; Sonato por piano n-ro 23; سۆناتای ژمارە ٢٣ بۆ پیانۆ; Sonata Rhif 23 i'r Piano
Name Aliases Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57; Appassionata (apocrifo); Sonata fortepianowa nr 23 Beethovena; Pianosonate nr. 23 (Beethoven); Sonata para piano n.º 23 en fa menor, Op. 57
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180339527; LCCN: n81015458; GND: 300016808; BNF: 139082238
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.57
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 184
Key F minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 movements:
  1. Allegro assai (F minor)
  2. Andante con moto (D major)
  3. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto (F minor)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1804–06
First Publication. 1807
Dedication Graf Franz von Brunsvik
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation piano
Related Works The melody of the 2nd movement is used in Beethoven's Hymne an die Nacht.
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