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Work: Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major "Waldstein", Op.53

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ComposerBeethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
PeriodRomantic
Work typeInstrumental
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LondonSir Stephen Hough

Wigmore Hall
Schubert, Brahms, Schoenberg, Stockhausen, Beethoven, Schumann, Various
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Six-Fours-les-PlagesBruce Liu

La Vague Classique
Ligeti, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Debussy, Mompou, Liszt
Bruce Liu, Piano

DüsseldorfBruce Liu

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Ligeti, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Debussy, Mompou, Liszt
Bruce Liu, Piano
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