{"product_id":"8958-beethoven-ludwig-van-klaviersonate-f-moll-opus-57-appassionata-im-faksimile-der-urschrift","title":"Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827) Klaviersonate F-moll, Opus 57 [Appassionata], im Faksimile der Urschrift","description":"Oblong folio. Pebbled green leather boards, front gilt stamped title. 44 pp. autograph manuscript facsimile.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eBeethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (colloquially known as the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAppassionata\u003c\/i\u003e) is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eWaldstein\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 53 and \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLes Adieux\u003c\/i\u003e, Op. 81a).  Composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, it was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick and the present first edition was published in February 1807 in Vienna. Unlike the early Sonata No. 8, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003ePathétique\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAppassionata\u003c\/i\u003e was not named during the composer's lifetime, but was so labelled in 1838 by the publisher of a four-hand arrangement of the work. The numbering on the title page \"LIVme Sonata\" (like that of the first edition of the op. 54 sonata as \"LIme Sonate\") has been puzzling the musical world for over two centuries, with no satisfactory explanation having been offered thus far. \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093374095519,"sku":"8958","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Beethoven_Ludwig_van_Appassionata_8958b.jpg?v=1722187611","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/8958-beethoven-ludwig-van-klaviersonate-f-moll-opus-57-appassionata-im-faksimile-der-urschrift","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}