Piano Sonata No.25, Op.79 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Incipit	movements: I: $\relative c''' { \time 3/4 \key g \major \clef treble \tempo "Presto alla tedesca." <g g,>4-.\f <b b,>-. <g g,>-. <d' d,>2-\sf( c8 b a g fis g b g fis4 e) }$
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements
Composition Year	1809
Genre Categories	Sonatas; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For 2 violins, viola, cello (arr); For 4 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr)

1 Performances
- 1.1 Recordings
- 1.2 Naxos
2 Sheet Music
- 2.1 Scores
- 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
  - 2.2.1 For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Brinkmann)
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Performances

Recordings

Complete Performance
*#78202 - 8.67MB - 9:28 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10890×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/9/9)

Performer Pages	Paavali Jumppanen (piano)
Publisher Info.	Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	April 13, 2008 concert.
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Complete Performance
*#579934 - 10.53MB - 8:04 - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 445×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

MP3 file (audio)
Lumineux (2019/7/3)

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 June 2019 at St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University: Peter Hill, sound engineer
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#51255 - 4.07MB, 30 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9437×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/29)

Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1805)
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Contains letters dated 1805 taped inside. Finale is Allegro vivace here (but Vivace in the B&H first edition.)
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Complete Score
*#51256 - 2.12MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7054×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/29)

Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1810]. Plate 1568.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#689906 - 2.97MB, 11 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - 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	RCM Library item D1666/23
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#51797 - 1.56MB, 12 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22156×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/1/2)

Publisher. Info.	Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 16: Sonaten für das Pianoforte (iv, 1-8), Nr.148 Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862-90]. Plate B.148.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Originally scanned at about 160dpi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
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Complete Score
*#472508 - 0.82MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 278×⇩ - IS

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IS (2017/5/22)

Cover Page
*#472287 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2824×⇩ - IS

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IS (2017/5/22)

Editor	Sigmund Lebert (1822-1884) Hans von Bülow (1830-1894)
Publisher. Info.	Sonata Album, Book I, No.13 (pp.128-40) New York: G. Schirmer, No.329, 1895. Plate 11628.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#03185 - 1.71MB, 17 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3870×⇩ - Peter

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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 29925. (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
*#00025 - 0.65MB, 9 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9557×⇩ - Feldmahler

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Feldmahler (2006/2/17)

Editor	Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935)
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1918-21.
Reprinted	(pp.454-62) New York: Dover Publications, 1975.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score (Preview)
*#04081 - 0.56MB, 10 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/19 - 1979×⇩ - Peter

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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 und Härtel, 1923. Plate 28727.
Reprinted	Kiev: Musytschna Ukraina, 1969.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#69588 - 1.95MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3170×⇩ - worov

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worov (2010/7/1)

Editor	Alfredo Casella (1883–1947)
Publisher. Info.	Sonate per pianoforte, vol.3 Milan: G. Ricordi & C., 1920. Plate E.R. 3.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Original images: 300dpi, color jpg2000 files approx. 2950 by 4250 usable pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. See Sonate per pianoforte for complete volumes including preface.
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Complete Score
*#05551 - 0.60MB, 9 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2426×⇩ - Funper

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Funper (2007/4/29)

Complete Score
*#66414 - 0.53MB, 11 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/26 - 3634×⇩ - 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 Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1920). Plates 10543, 10555-56.
Reprinted	Martienssen revision, n.d.(1927). - #66414 (pp.454-64)
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
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Complete Score
*#502758 - 0.93MB, 14 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/22 - 113×⇩ - Worov

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Worov (2017/12/1)

Editor	Artur Schnabel (1882-1951)
Publisher. Info.	Milan: Curci, n.d.(ca.1949). Plate E. 4281 C.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Contains footnotes in Italian, English and German.
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Complete Score
*#508338 - 8.45MB, 11 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/31 - 114×⇩ - Ermak

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Ermak (2018/1/10)

Editor	Leó Weiner (1885-1960)
Publisher. Info.	Zongoraszonáták, III (pp.45-55) Budapest: Editio Musica Budapest, n.d.[1960]. Plate Z. 2348. Appears to be a re-engraving from the original Peters edition.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Front Matter
*#533783 - 0.17MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C*/V* - 1774×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Fugalicious (2018/7/31)

Complete Score (EU)
*#534066 - 0.55MB, 9 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/N*/V* - 4111×⇩ - Fugalicious

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Fugalicious (2018/7/31)

Editor	Bertha Antonia Wallner (1876-1956)
Publisher. Info.	Klaviersonaten, Band II (pp.170-178) Munich: G. Henle Verlag, 1976. Plate HN 1034. URTEXT EDITION This "urtext" or "scholarly" (scientific) edition was published at least 25 years ago in the EU (or 20 years ago in Italy, before 1996 in the former USSR). Hence, the edition is public domain in its country of origin or a government publication. Such editions are also public domain in Canada because they fail to meet the minimum 'threshold of originality' to qualify for copyright as an 'adaptation'. They may not be public domain elsewhere. More information about this 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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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Brinkmann)

Complete Score
*#393309 - 2.56MB, 13 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 385×⇩ - LinBoHe

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LinBoHe (2015/9/17)

Complete Parts
*#393310 - 2.87MB, 22 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 247×⇩ - LinBoHe

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LinBoHe (2015/9/17)

Arranger	Boris Brinkmann
Publisher. Info.	Boris Brinkmann
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General Information

Work Title	Piano Sonata No.25
Alternative. Title	Cuckoo or Sonatina ; Alla Tedesca
Name Translations	Piano Sonata No. 25; Klaviersonate Nr. 25; Sonata para piano n.º 25; Pianoarentzako 25. sonata; Sonate pour piano nº 25 de Beethoven; Sonata per pianoforte n. 25; ピアノソナタ第25番; Pianosonate nr. 25; Соната для фортепиано № 25; Соната для фортепіано № 25; Sonata per a piano núm. 25; Σονάτα για πιάνο No. 25
Name Aliases	Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op. 79; Pianosonate nr. 25 (Beethoven)
Authorities	Wikipedia; GND: 300016824; BNF: 14818518p
Composer	Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.79
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	ILB 186
Key	G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	3 movements: Presto alla tedesca (G major) Andante (G minor) Vivace (G major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1809
First Publication.	1810
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Classical
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	piano
Authorities	Wikidata
External Links	Wikipedia article

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Evidence for 1809 dating seems to be along the lines of "clearly composed in 1809", which with Beethoven is not the best argument one could really give, seriously. I see no date on manuscript later than 1805. - ES

Beethoven Piano Sonatas
Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1 Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.2 No.2 Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, Op.2 No.3 Piano Sonata No.4 in E-flat major, Op.7 ("Grand Sonata") Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1 ("Little Pathétique") Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, Op.10 No.2 Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10 No.3 Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ("Pathétique") Piano Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14 No.1 Piano Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.14 No.2 Piano Sonata No.11 in B-flat major, Op.22 Piano Sonata No.12 in A-flat major, Op.26 ("Funeral March") Piano Sonata No.13 in E-flat major, Op.27 No.1 ("Quasi una fantasia") Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ("Moonlight") Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28 ("Pastoral") Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, Op.31 No.1	Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31 No.2 ("The Tempest") Piano Sonata No.18 in E-flat major, Op.31 No.3 ("The Hunt") Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49 No.1 ("Leichte Sonata") Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, Op.49 No.2 ("Leichte Sonata") Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 ("Waldstein") Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54 Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 ("Appassionata") Piano Sonata No.24 in F-sharp major, Op.78 ("A Thérèse") Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79 ("Cuckoo") Piano Sonata No.26 in E-flat major, Op.81a ("Les adieux") Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90 Piano Sonata No.28 in A major, Op.101 Piano Sonata No.29 in B-flat major, Op.106 ("Hammerklavier") Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109 Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat major, Op.110 Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111

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