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Piano Sonatas No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, and 15 are four movements long, which was rather uncommon in his time. Opus 2: Three Piano Sonatas (1795) Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor. Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major.
- 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.
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A chronological list of the sonatas follows, along with the publication date (and composition date, if significantly earlier): Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, WoO 47, “Kurfürstensonata No. 1” (1783) Piano Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47, “Kurfürstensonata No. 2” (1783) Piano Sonata in D Major, WoO 47, “Kurfürstensonata No. 3” (1783)
- Betsy Schwarm
Dec 17, 2023 · Beethoven’s late piano sonatas. After that, there was a gap of around four years, to 1814, before the first of Beethoven’s “late” piano sonatas, ‘Op. 90 ‘– in two concise movements ...
- Jessica Duchen
Aug 6, 2018 · Español: Sonata para Piano nº3 en Do mayor, Op. 2, nº3 1st Movement (Allegro con brio) 2nd Movement (Adagio) 3rd Movement (Scherzo: Allegro) 4th Movement (Allegro assai) Work: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3 Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven Soloist: Daniel Barenhoim.
Mar 7, 2024 · At number 10, we have Piano Sonata Number 27, Op 90, which is one of Beethoven’s most popular sonatas. It was written in 1814, toward the end of the middle period, and was written for Prince Moritz von Lichnowsky. This is one of the few Beethoven sonatas that does not have at least three movements, but this one only has two.
The first, the Hugo Wolf Society, appeared in 1931, to produce recordings--many of them first recordings--of songs by Wolf. Less than a year later, the Beethoven Society was formed, with the aim of recording the complete piano sonatas as played by Artur Schnabel. Securing Schnabel for the project was something of a coup, as Schnabel's only ...
