Sonata
2,361works
11,446pressings
1929first year
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| Format | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinyl | 28% | 95% | 93% | 86% | 58% | 5% | · | 7% | 12% |
| CD | · | · | · | · | 28% | 87% | 89% | 66% | 54% |
| Box Set | 8% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 2% |
| Cassette | · | · | · | 4% | 10% | 2% | · | · | · |
| File | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 14% | 27% |
Sounds like
PianoString InstrumentChamber MusicSoloEtudeTheme With VariationsKeyboardFantasiaRomanticPreludeHarpsichordBaroqueClassicalNocturne
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonaten Nr. 8 "Pathétique" · Nr. 14 " Mondschein / Moonlight" · Nr. 23 "Appassionata" | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1965 | 89 |
| Beethoven Sonatas: Pathétique ・ Appassionata ・ Moonlight | Daniel Barenboim | 1967 | 81 |
| The Complete Sonatas For Piano And Cello | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1963 | 73 |
| Three Favorite Sonatas | Rudolf Serkin | 1963 | 62 |
| Concerto No. 1 / Sonata Op. 54 | Sviatoslav Richter | 1961 | 60 |
| Violin Sonatas No. 5 ("Spring") / No. 9 ("Kreutzer") | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1959 | 55 |
| Horowitz Plays Scarlatti | Vladimir Horowitz | 1965 | 55 |
| Célèbre Adagio - Concertos & Sinfonies Pour Trompette, Hautbois, Cordes & Continuo | Tomaso Albinoni | 1964 | 54 |
| Соната Для Скрипки И Фортепиано Ля Мажор, Соч. 1886 Г. / Соната № 3 Для Скрипки И Фортепиано Ре Минор, Соч. 108 | David Oistrach | 1969 | 52 |
| "Appassionata" And "Funeral March" Sonatas | Sviatoslav Richter | 1961 | 50 |
| Kreutzer And Spring Sonatas | Ludwig Van Beethoven | 1960 | 47 |
| Sonaten Pathétique · Mondschein - Sonate · Appassionata | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1961 | 45 |
| Sonatas: No. 8 "Pathétique", No. 14 "Moonlight", No. 23 "Appassionata" | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1976 | 41 |
| Moonlight Sonata: Three Favorite Beethoven Sonatas | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1971 | 40 |
| Piano Concerto No. 27 In B Flat Major (K.595)/ Sonata No. 11 In A Major (K.331) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1956 | 39 |
| Horowitz In Moscow | Vladimir Horowitz | 1986 | 39 |
| Appassionata Op. 57 / Sonate Op. 10 Nr. 2 | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1974 | 38 |
| Berühmte Klavier-Sonaten = Famous Piano Sonatas | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1988 | 38 |
| Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz | Vladimir Horowitz | 1962 | 37 |
| The Art Of Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli | Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli | 1965 | 37 |
| 6 Sonaten Und Partiten Für Violine Solo, BWV 1001-1006 | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1968 | 34 |
| Sonaten Für Violine & Klavier Nr. 1-3 / Sonate Für Violine & Klavier in A | Johannes Brahms | 1984 | 34 |
| Sonata No. 17 In D Minor "Tempest", Op. 31, No.2 / Fantasia | Sviatoslav Richter | 1961 | 33 |
| Moonlight Sonata / Appassionata Sonata / Pathétique Sonata | Ludwig van Beethoven | 1967 | 33 |
| Wanderer-Fantasie / Klaviersonate A-moll D. 845 = Piano Sonata In A Minor | Franz Schubert | 1974 | 32 |
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