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unusual facts about Piano Sonata No. 29



Adventures in Good Music

The theme music for the show was the 2nd movement from Beethoven's "Pathétique" Sonata (Sonata No 8 in C minor), performed by Haas himself; and Haas started every show with his trademark greeting "Hello everyone."

Concerto pathétique

The typical dotted note themes in pathétique pieces such as Beethoven's "Pathétique" Sonata, Liszt's Concerto pathétique, or Scriabin's "Patetico" Étude Op. 8, No. 12 also point towards a certain heroic quality.

Gilbert Kalish

These include his solo recordings of Charles Ives' Concord Sonata and sonatas of Joseph Haydn, vocal music with Jan DeGaetani and landmarks of the 20th century by composers such as Elliott Carter, George Crumb, Ralph Shapey and Arnold Schoenberg.

Haru Machibito/Camellia

"Camellia" is an uplifting upbeat song, named after the flower, and partially based on Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca and Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

Hugh Tinney

Dublinese highlights of Tinney's solo career include two major recital series in the at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (1991, 1995) and six recitals on Beethoven's piano sonatas at the Royal Dublin Society (2000–02).

Little 15

The 12" B-side also contains a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata #14.

Lodge Obreros de Hiram, no. 29

The Respectable Lodge Obreros de Hiram (Hiram's Workers), no. 29 is a masonic lodge in Seville (Spain), a liberal and adogmatic one, and under the auspices of the Gran Logia Simbólica Española.

Michael Brimer

In January 2001, in a recital at the City Recital Hall in Sydney, he played Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata.

Prelude and Sonata

# "Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor" (Beethoven) - 6:30

Shura Cherkassky

He appeared at the Hollywood Bowl with conductors such as Sir John Barbirolli and Leopold Stokowski, and he played the sound track (Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata) for the Bette Davis 1946 film Deception.

The Goat / The Bells Have Stopped Ringing

"The Goat" heavily incorporates the 3rd movement of Frédéric Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, known famously as the "Funeral March".

The Truman Show: Music from the Motion Picture

Also featured in the film are Frédéric Chopin's "Romance-Larghetto" from his first piano concerto, performed by Arthur Rubinstein, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" from his Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, performed by Wilhelm Kempff, Wojciech Kilar's "Father Kolbe's Preaching" performed by the Orchestra Philharmonique National de Pologne and "20th Century Boy" performed by rockabilly band The Big Six.

Walter Gieseking

Gieseking suddenly fell ill in London, however, while recording Beethoven's "Pastoral" Sonata in D Piano Sonata No. 15 for HMV.

William Kapell

-->These were released on the RCA Red Seal label in 2008 as Kapell Rediscovered. They contain several previously unknown performances of "God Save the Queen", Debussy's Suite bergamasque, Chopin's Barcarole, Op. 60, and Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20, and Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7, Op. 83.