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Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Piano sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1, I: Allegro
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 1 Mvt 1:Allegro; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862
Copyright: Public Domain
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Performer Pages: Paul Pitman (piano)
Publisher Info: Palo Alto: MusOpen
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0
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Piano Sonata No. 4 in Eb major, Op. 7, I: Allegro molto e con brio
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata No 4 Op 7 Mvt I; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862.
Reprinted: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70)
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Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3, I: Presto
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 7 Mvt 1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862
Reprinted: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70)
Copyright: Public Domain
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Performer pages: Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher info: Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Year of recording: 1985
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor (Pathetique), Op. 1, I: Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 8 op 1 Mvt 1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862
Reprinted: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70)
Copyright: Public Domain
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Audio: YouTube
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1, I: Allegro
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 9 op 14 no 1 Mvt 1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862
Reprinted: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70)
Copyright: Public Domain
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Audio: YouTube
Piano sonata No. 11 in Bb major, Op. 22, I: Allegro con brio
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 11 Mvt 1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862
Reprinted: New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933-70)
Copyright: Public Domain
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Piano Sonata No. 18 in Eb major, Op. 31, No. 3, I: Allegro
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 18 op 31-3 Mvt1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862-90]
Copyright: Public Domain
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 (Waldstein), I: Allegro con brio
Sheet Music – Beethoven-Piano Sonata 21 (Waldstein), Mvt1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1862
Copyright: Public Domain
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Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 (Appassionata), I: Allegro assai
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 23 op 57 Mvt1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862-90]
Copyright: Public Domain
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Piano Sonata No. 26 in Eb, Op. 81a, I: Das Lebewohl
Sheet Music – Beethoven Piano Sonata 26 op81a Mvt1; Publisher: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1862-90]
Copyright: Public Domain
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Performer Pages: Shuwen Zhang (piano)
Publisher Info: Shuwen Zhang
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0
Notes: Manhattan School of Music, Pforzheimer Hall, April 4, 2016 (live performance)
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Brahms, Johannes (1883-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108, I: Allegro
Sheet Music – Brahms Violin Sonata 3, op 108, Mvt 1; Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1926-27 37.
Copyright: Public Domain
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Performers: Geoffrey Herd (violin), Rob Auler (piano)
Publisher Info: Geoffrey Herd and Rob Auler
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0
Notes: LaVeck Concert Series – Pulaski, NY
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Breval, Jean-Baptiste (1753-1823)
Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 40 No. 1, I: Allegro
Sheet Music – Breval Cello Sonata Op 40 No 1 Mvt 1; Publisher: Moscow: Muzgiz, 1957
Copyright: Public Domain
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Audio: YouTube
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 13 in Bb Major, K.333, I: Allegro
Sheet Music – Mozart Piano Sonata 13 K333 Mvt 1; Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1878
Copyright: Public Domain
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Audio: YouTube (Pianist: Mitsuko Uchida)
Symphony No. 40, K.550, I: Molto allegro
Sheet Music – Mozart Symphony 40 Mvt 1; Publisher: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1957
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Symphony No. 40, K.550, IV: Allegro assai
Sheet Music – Mozart Symphony 40 Mvt 4; Publisher: Bärenreiter-Verlag, 1957
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Tegner, Alice (1864-1943)
Violin Sonata in A minor, I: Allegro (1901)
Sheet Music – Violin Sonata in A minor, Mvt 1; Publisher: Swedish Musical Heritage, Ed.666, 2015.
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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Violin Sonata in A minor, IV: Allegro (1901)
Sheet Music – Violin Sonata in A minor, Mvt 1; Publisher: Swedish Musical Heritage, Ed.666, 2015.
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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