Why is Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 called Pathétique?
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 is commonly known as Sonata Pathétique. He composed this sonata at the age of 27, still in his first, classical period. It was written in 1798, published the following year. The Pathétique piano sonata made an immediate sensation all over Europe. Today, the word Pathétique (pathetic in English) …