Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (colloquially known as the Appassionata, meaning "passionate" in Italian) is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the Waldstein, Op. 53 and Les Adieux, Op. 81a); it was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. The first edition was published in February 1807 in Vienna.
| Date of composition | 1805 |
| First published | 1807 by Bureau des Arts et d'Industrie in Vienna, Austria |
| Type | Sonata |
| Tonality | F Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 57 |
| Approx. duration | 23 minutes |
| Instruments | Piano |
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At Palais Rasumofsky, Vienna, 1983-1984 Daniel Barenboim - piano Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" 0:19 I. Allegro assai 11:08 II. Andante con moto 18:37 III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto Watch other Beethoven Sonatas performed by Barenboim: https://goo.gl/Z589Zz Watch other performances of Daniel Barenboim: https://goo.gl/ABAVKt Subscribe to EuroArts: https://goo.gl/jrui3M Christened the "Appassionata" by a later nineteenth-century publisher, the name has nevertheless stuck, redolent as it is of the intensely emotional quality of the Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57. Indeed, Beethoven would not compose again in this genre for four years. Barenboim pushes the piano to its limits in the first movement, which leads to a disarming middle movement: a series of variations. A virtuosic finale, with several written-out cadenzas, rounds out the work. The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim has been active on the concert stage since the age of seven when he made his stage debut in his hometown of Buenos Aires. Well known for his work with the East-Western Divan Orchestra, a group of young Arab and Israeli musicians, he is currently the director of the Berlin State Opera, La Scala (Milan) and the Staatskapelle Berlin. Barenboim is described as "one of the few musicians in the world today who could accurately be describe as legendary". #EuroartsBarenboim
Alfred Brendel, piano Sep 1970 1.Allegro assai 9:52 2.Andante con moto 6:38 3.Allegro ma non troppo 8:08
Anna Fedorova performs Beethoven - Sonata no. 23 in F minor op. 57 ("Appassionata") at the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (May, 2011, Tel Aviv). Since its inception in 1974, the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition is one of the foremost Piano Competitions in the world. Arthur Rubinstein, who gave his blessing to the competition, headed the jury of the first two competitions (1974 & 1977). The competition, is held every three years in Tel Aviv, Israel. Subscribe for more classical piano music videos: http://www.youtube.com/AthurRubinstein http://www.arims.org.il
WQXR's Beethoven Piano Sonata Marathon, which took place in The Greene Space on Nov. 20, 2011 featured a lineup which spanned a range of personalities and national schools. It included the flamboyant individualists Evan Shinners and Timothy Andres; the Russian powerhouses Daria Rabotkina and Natasha Paremski; and the Chinese up-and-comers Qi Xu and Yuchong Wu. Some, including Jeremy Denk, Jonathan Biss and Alessio Bax, are already boldface names on the international concert circuit; others are on their way.
I. Allegro assai: 00:00 II. Andante con moto: 09:26 III. Allegro ma non troppo: 15:59