Pathétique

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as the Pathétique, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1799. It combines Classical-era sonata structures with heightened dramatic contrast, a prominent slow introduction and expanded harmonic language, and occupies an important place in Beethoven's early period as a foretaste of his shift towards greater emotional intensity and formal experimentation bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
    9:22
  2. 2.
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    4:55
  3. 3.
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
    4:54
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
    19:29
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia
    8:04
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace
    8:42
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
    10:14

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