Air Pathétique est le second mouvement de la Sonate pour piano n° 8 en Do mineur Op. 13 ou Sonate « Pathétique » composée par Beethoven autour de 1797-98. Signe que cette œuvre lui inspirait une satisfaction particulière Beethoven l?avait surnommée sa 'Grande Sonate Pathétique'. Si l?on souhaite rester au plus près de la version originale on pourra choisir de ne pas jouer la partie de percussion ad libitum de cet arrangement de Robert van Beringen.

Brass Pack-First movement of Beethoven's 5th carefully and imaginatively arranged for Brass Instruments. Parts are also availaible for Woodwind Instruments (SP540) and String Instruments (SP542). All three versions can be played together or individually. Grade: 3 - 5

...some moments for Ludwig van...-Sweet echoes of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata in the introduction bring a gentle slumber. Breathing is calm and sleep holds the promise of rest and relaxation.With the onset of the REM sleep phase however in which most dreams take place and where the day’s events are worked through we hear other sounds played.With distorted sounds reminiscent of an old gramophone the music pulls the listener inevitably ever deeper into the dreamscape in a very realistic dangerous situation that comes to a dramatic head. It triggers a desperate struggle between theimpulse to awaken and the exhausting urge to flee. For a short moment it seems as if the wakeful urge has won out before dream’s powerful spell is again cast and there’s no escape…