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Ludwig van Beethoven wrote 32 mature piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. (He also wrote 3 juvenile sonatas at the age of 13 [1] and one unfinished sonata, WoO. 51.) Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they comprise one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. [2]
Beethoven Piano Sonatas, compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven. Although he was far from the first great composer to write multi-movement compositions for solo piano, he was, nonetheless, the first to show how much power and variety of expression could be drawn forth from this single instrument.
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Middle-period works include six symphonies (Nos. 3–8), the last two piano concertos, the Triple Concerto and violin concerto, five string quartets (Nos. 7–11), several piano sonatas (including the Waldstein and Appassionata sonatas), the Kreutzer violin sonata and his only opera, Fidelio.
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- What is Ludwig van Beethoven known for?Beethoven is widely regarded as the greatest composer who ever lived, in no small part because of his ability—unlike any before him—to translate fe...
- How did Ludwig van Beethoven get his start in music?Beethoven was born into a musical family. His father tried to make him into a child prodigy, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but did not succeed. Bee...
- What did Ludwig van Beethoven compose?Beethoven composed music in the transitional period between the Classical and the Romantic eras, and his work has been divided into (roughly) three...
- Was Ludwig van Beethoven deaf?Beethoven was not born deaf, but he gradually became deaf. Although his deafness did not become total until 1819, the first symptoms of the impairm...
- How did Ludwig van Beethoven change music?Beethoven was an innovator of musical form. He widened the scope of the symphony, the sonata, the concerto, and the quartet and in so doing broke m...
Dec 17, 2023 · The 32 piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven together form one of the most vital bodies of work in the instrument’s history. They span most of their composer’s life, with each of his...
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Beethoven, Ludwig van: I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No. None [force assignment] Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's: 38 sonatas First Pub lication. 1865 ca. – London: Augener: Language English (biography and historical notes) Composer Time Period Comp. Period: Classical: Piece Style Classical: Instrumentation piano
Experience the magic of all 32 Ludwig van Beethoven piano sonatas in this captivating 10 hours collection. The timeless brilliance of Beethoven's music is ta...
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