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Piano Sonata No. 8, op.13 no.8 Pathetique

by Beethoven
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old, and was published in 1799. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky.[1] Although commonly thought to be one of the few works to be named by the composer himself, it was actually named Grande sonate pathétique (to Beethoven's liking) by the publisher, who was impressed by the sonata's tragic sonorities.[2]
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    @Piano100
    I love Barenboim playing this!
    Posted 8 years ago
    Arthur Deng@arthur7
    I played the 3rd movement of this piece. Just want to ask that how is the difficulty of the 3rd movement compared to the other 2?
    Posted 8 years ago
    @Naren
    Love this piece! I feel the first movement of this song is harder than moonlight sonata 3rd movement as I can play both.
    Posted 5 years ago
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