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  2. Pathétique Sonata, sonata for piano and orchestra by Ludwig van Beethoven, published in 1799. Unlike most of the nicknames given to Beethoven’s works, Pathétique is believed to have been picked by the composer himself to convey the romantic and even sorrowful mood of the sonata. The first movement.

  3. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old, and was published in 1799. It has remained one of his most celebrated compositions. [1]

  4. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, commonly known as Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old, and was published in 1799. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. [1]

  5. Composed in 1798, the “Pathétique” Sonata was published in 1799, dedicated to his patron Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. The title “Pathétique” itself, suggested by the publisher, reflects the pathos and deep emotion embedded in the composition.

  6. Pathétique. To single out just a few. The most important of the early Sonatas is the Pathétique. For the first time Beethoven uses a slow introduction, and an introduction of such weight you know something truly significant is going on. The opening chord breaks once and for all with Haydn and Mozart. You are in Beethoven’s world now.

  7. The music is undeniably Beethoven’s, and shows a young composer already thoroughly at ease with the concept of sonata form and clearly able to use it to convey deep meaning. This famous sonata was written in 1798, titled the Grande donate pathétique by the publisher - much to Beethoven's liking.