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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]
- Piano Sonata No. 17
Beethoven in 1801; painted by Carl Traugott Riedel. The...
- Piano Sonata No. 32 (Beethoven)
The Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, is the last of...
- Piano Sonata No. 1 (Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven 's Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2...
- Piano Sonata No. 17
Mar 6, 2024 · 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)
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- 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.
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 ...
Mar 20, 2020 · By Harry Haskell. Ever since 1861, when Sir Charles Hallé performed all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas on a landmark concert series in London, pianists have contemplated these canonical masterpieces with almost religious awe. Indeed, the late–19th-century virtuoso Hans von Bülow—who thought nothing of playing Beethoven’s five notoriously ...
