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Klaviersonate h-moll (S.178) / Piano Sonata in B minor (S.178)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Klaviersonate h-moll (S.178) / H-moll zongoraszonáta (S.178)
Foreign language / English title
Klaviersonate h-moll (S.178) / Piano Sonata in B minor (S.178)
Dedication
To Robert Schumann
Year of composition
1853
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
28 min
Movements, parts
1. Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso - Recitativo
2. Andante sostenuto
3. Allegro energico - Andante sostenuto - Lento assai
Premiere information
22 January 1857, Berlin; Hans von Bülow (pf.)
Publisher / Source
Edition Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1854, Plate 8877

Editio Musica Budapest 1983, Z.12900 (Edited by Antal Boronkay)
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Recordings
Hungaroton HCD 32704, 2011 - Fischer Annie (pf.)
Hungaroton HCD 32271, 2005 - Tamás Vásáry (pf.)
Hungaroton HCD 31870, 1999 - Endre Hegedűs (pf.)
Decca CD 410115, 1999 - Jorge Bolet (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1852 - 1853
 

Recordings

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Hungaroton
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