Descripción: Features the most famous of the composer´s 32 piano sonatas: Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique"), Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight"); Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op.53 ("Waldstein"); Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata"); and Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a ("Les Adieux").Table of Contents for Five Great Piano SonatasPrefaceIntroduction to the Dover EditionPerformance Notes"Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ("Pathétique")"Dedicated to Prince Carl von LichnowskyI. Grave?Allegro molto e con brioII. Adagio cantabileIII. Rondo: Allegro"Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2 (Sonata quasi una Fantasia) ("Moonlight")"Dedicated to Countess Giulietta GuicciardiI. Adagio sostenutoII. AllegrettoIII. Presto agitato"Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ("Waldsein")"Dedicated to Count Ferdinand von WaldsteinI.Allegro con brioII. Introduzione: Adagio moltoIII. Rondo: Allegretto moderato"Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ("Appassionata")"Dedicated to Count Franz von BrunswickI. Allegro assaiII. [Theme and Variations]: Andante con motoIII. Allegro ma non troppo"Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major,Op. 81a ("Les Adieux")"Dedicated to Archduke RudolphI. Das Lebewohl [The Farewell]: Adagio?AllegroII. Abwesenheit [Absence]: Andante espressivoIII. Wiedersehen [Reunion]: Vivacissamente