Cello Sonata No.4, Op.102 No.1 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 movements
Composition Year 1815
Genre Categories Sonatas; For cello, piano; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the piano; For 2 players; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For viola, piano (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 I. Andante - Allegro vivace
#534912 - 5.45MB - 5:57 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2036×⇩ - MP3 - Schissel

MP3 file (audio)
Schissel (2018/8/5)

 II. Adagio - Allegro vivace
#534913 - 6.54MB - 7:08 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 908×⇩ - MP3 - Schissel

MP3 file (audio)
Schissel (2018/8/5)

Publisher Info. PaloAlto: MusOpen.
Performers John Michel (cello), Lisa Bergman? (piano)
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Musopen. Pianist not specified, inferred from information available elsewhere.
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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

 Complete Score
#535507 - 35.84MB, 34 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 316×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2018/8/9)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1815.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Beethoven, L. v. 18
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 Complete Score
#51298 - 2.42MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6071×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/29)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Bonn: N. Simrock, n.d.[1816]. Plate 1337.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Possibly early 1817.
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 Complete Score and Cello Part
#51299 - 2.16MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7286×⇩ - Ivdruiz

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Ivdruiz (2009/12/29)

 Piano Part
#520160 - 1.16MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 190×⇩ - Music Addict

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Music Addict (2018/4/16)

 Cello Part
#520161 - 0.84MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 346×⇩ - Music Addict

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Music Addict (2018/4/16)

Publisher. Info. Vienna: Artaria, n.d.[1819]. Plate 2579.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Artaria's editions of the cello sonatas are their 2nd, not their first editions, and were released two years after the Simrock editions.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#52414 - 2.60MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6304×⇩ - piupianissimo

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piupianissimo (2010/1/9)

 Complete Score
#51945 - 5.49MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 7669×⇩ - CC

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CC (2010/1/4)

 Cello Part
#314761 - 0.79MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4264×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2014/2/7)

Publisher. Info. Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 13:
Für Pianoforte und Violoncell, Nr.108 (pp.95-110)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[n.d.[1864]]. Plate B.108.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome (file #52414).
Original images: 300dpi, grayscale djvu files approx. 2900 by 3780 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. (file #314761)
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 Complete Score
#36954 - 1.09MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3422×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/8/13)

 Cello Part
#36956 - 0.39MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6725×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/8/13)

 Violin Part (alternate)
#36955 - 0.40MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 578×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/8/13)

Publisher. Info. Sämmtliche Duos für Pianoforte und Violoncell, Violine, Horn oder Flöte
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 2034.B-C.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Score (Preview)
#03792 - 1.37MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3792×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/2/17)

Editor Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.748, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7984.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Violin and Piano

 Complete Score (Cello and Piano)
#70349 - 1.61MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 931×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/7/7)

 Violin Part
#70350 - 0.65MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 470×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/7/7)

Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.2783.B, n.d.(ca.1880).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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For Viola and Piano

 Viola Part (alternate)
#318101 - 1.06MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 820×⇩ - Dom

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Dom (2014/3/8)

Editor Dom
Publisher. Info. Dom
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes For use with the original piano part
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For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich, Wittmann)

 Complete Score
#270863 - 3.43MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 218×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2013/2/23)

Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827-1872)
Robert Wittmann (1804-ca.1891)
Publisher. Info. Duos, Trios, Quartette, Quintette, Sextette von L. van Beethoven
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 5441b.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Braille Scores

 Complete Score
#893831 - 0.02MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 33×⇩ - Feduol

BRF typeset by editor
Feduol (2024/1/11)

Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2020.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
See here for additional information on Braille scores.
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General Information

Work Title Cello Sonata No.4
Alternative. Title Freje Sonate ; Free Sonata
Composer Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.102 No.1
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 44
Key C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 movements:
  1. Andante (C major) - Allegro vivace (A minor)
  2. Adagio - Allegro vivace (C major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1815
First Publication. 1816 - Bonn: Simrock
Dedication Anna Maria Erdődy
Average DurationAvg. Duration 15 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation cello, piano
External Links Wikipedia article (section)
All Music Guide
Extra Information Published by 1816 December, according to a letter from Beethoven to Zmeskall from 1-20-1817.

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