Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The work consists of an eight-bar main theme and 32 variations. A chord progression in the left hand, based upon a descending chromatic bass, serves as an important structural device. The short and sparse melodic theme, as well as the emphasis on the bass line, reflect a possible influence of the chaconne [ citation needed ] and the Folia . [ 1 ]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
The Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, is the last of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas. The work was written between 1821 and 1822. Like other late period sonatas, it contains fugal elements. It was dedicated to his friend, pupil, and patron, Archduke Rudolf. The sonata consists of only two contrasting movements.
He was the first Australian pianist to record the complete series of 32 piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven. [3] He also recorded Beethoven's five piano concertos, the Diabelli Variations, C minor variations, Andante favori, Für Elise and the 3 Electoral "Kurfürstensonaten" sonatas as well as a reconstructed "Fantasy Sonata in D". [4]
Pages in category "Piano variations by Ludwig van Beethoven" ... 0–9. 32 Variations in C minor (Beethoven) D. Diabelli Variations; E. Eroica Variations; V.
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]
Support—There are some minor slips, but not enough to oppose. This style suits the performer much more than some other styles. Tony (talk) 09:18, 23 February 2011 (UTC) Promoted Beethoven - 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO 80.ogg--Sven Manguard Wha? 06:58, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
During the Classical era, C minor was used infrequently and often for works of a particularly turbulent cast. [citation needed] Mozart, for instance, wrote only very few works in this key, but they are among his most dramatic ones (the twenty-fourth piano concerto, the fourteenth piano sonata, the Masonic Funeral Music, the Adagio and Fugue in C minor and the Great Mass in C minor, for instance).