Tempo graphs of 13 Beethoven piano sonatas (Op.13–Op.54) performed by 8 pianists

This dataset contains tempo graphs of 13 Beethoven piano sonatas (Op.13–Op.54) performed by eight pianists: Artur Schnabel, Wilhelm Backhaus, Wilhelm Kempff, Claudio Arrau, Friedrich Gulda, Alfred Brendel, Maurizio Pollini, and András Schiff. These graphs were generated using Vmus and illustrate tempo variation and average tempo across different sections of the sonatas as performed by the pianists.