Piano Sonata No.8, Op.144 (Czerny, Carl)

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Work Title Piano Sonata No.8
Alternative. Title Grande fantaisie en forme de sonate
Composer Czerny, Carl
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.144
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICC 148
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 movements:
  1. Allegro Moderato (Eâ™­ major)
  2. Menuetto and Trio. Allegro non troppo (Eâ™­ major)
  3. Adagio con sentimento (Bâ™­ major)
  4. Scherzo. Prestissimo (Aâ™­ major)
  5. Rondo. Allegretto moderatissimo con espressione (Eâ™­ major)
First Publication. 1827
Dedication Friedrich Wilhelm Kalkbrenner (1784–1849)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30-35 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Discography All Music Guide

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Published 1828 or earlier (listed, with sonatas 6 and 7 and also Josef Czerny's Op.11 Sonate brillante..., in Handbuch der musikalischen Literatur, 1828 volume, p.585.) Reviewed in AMZ 1828/233-239 (with Op.131)

Issued in an edition prepared by Iwo Załuski by Doblinger in 2016.

1828: Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France  1e série, 17e année (31e de la collection), Nº 10, 8 Mars 1828, p.192, r.82. (this, also Op.151 (p.191)-2, Op.143, by Richault.)

Publication date 1827 per Larson (who discusses the sonata starting p.91 and the set of sonatas no.8 is part of starting with no.6.)