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WoO 47: Three Piano Sonatas (composed 1782–3, published 1783) Piano Sonata in E-flat major; Piano Sonata in F minor; Piano Sonata in D major; Early sonatas. Beethoven's early sonatas were highly influenced by those of Haydn and Mozart. Piano Sonatas No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 15 are four movements long, which was rather uncommon in ...
- Pathétique. To single out just a few. The most important of the early Sonatas is the Pathétique. For the first time Beethoven uses a slow introduction, and an introduction of such weight you know something truly significant is going on.
- The Moonlight. The most famous movement of any of the 32 Piano Sonatas is the opening movement of The Moonlight – the Sonata he composed for the woman he wanted to marry, Giulietta Guicciardi [see Chapter 6, Beethoven’s Women].
- Waldstein. We already know the origin of the Waldstein from Chapter 3, The Spaniard. The gloriously spacious theme of the final movement is prefaced by a mysterious, fragmented middle movement, which presages it perfectly.
- Appassionata. Wagner’s favourite was the Appassionata. He loved playing it, and marvelled at the theme of the first movement rising from the depths. Once again, as with the Pathétique, the middle movement is simplicity itself, almost a theme on a single note.
A chronological list of the sonatas follows, along with the publication date (and composition date, if significantly earlier):
- Betsy Schwarm
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Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2 No.1. Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.2 No.2. Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, Op.2 No.3. Piano Sonata No.4 in E-flat major, Op.7 ("Grand Sonata") Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1 ("Little Pathétique") Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, Op.10 No.2.
Dec 17, 2023 · Beethoven’s early piano sonatas begin modestly yet energetically with ‘Op.2 No. 1 In F minor’, dedicated to Haydn – though without any elaborate thanks. The scale of Beethoven’s ...
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Aug 6, 2018 · Plus, the final movement does feel like it goes on a bit too long toward the end, like Beethoven's "Strum und Drang" ran out of "Dampf." It's a good sonata to begin with after playing the "practice sonatas" nos. 19 and 20, since it requires a greater mastery of the instrument without having to devote one's life to practice.
Sep 25, 2020 · Beethoven: Sonata No.19 in G Minor, Op.49 No.1 (Biret, Lewis) Watch on. This sounds as if these two-movement sonatas can be easily dismissed but this is not the case. Even though they may be ‘light’ sonatas in that they have a brief duration, they are works of substance and merit on many levels.
