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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]
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2, was written in 1795 and dedicated to Joseph Haydn. It was published simultaneously with his first and third sonatas in 1796 . Donald Francis Tovey wrote, "The second sonata is flawless in execution and entirely beyond the range of Haydn and Mozart in harmonic and dramatic ...
The Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79, was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1809. It is alternatively titled "Cuckoo" or "Sonatina," and it is notable for its shortness. [1] A typical performance lasts only about nine minutes. [2] The work is in three movements: a fast-paced Presto alla tedesca, a slower Andante, and a lively Vivace.
It began in January 1932, when the Sonata No. 31 in A ♭ major (Op. 110) was the first to be successfully recorded. [8] The final recordings were made in November 1935, and the project culminated with Sonata No. 25 in G major (Op. 79). [9] The Beethoven Society began distributing Schnabel's recordings in March 1932, issuing 12 volumes through ...
vii/2 Op. 26 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A ♭ major 1800–1801 Vienna, 1802 Prince Lichnowsky xvi/135 vii/2 Op. 27/1 Piano Sonata No. 13 "Quasi una fantasia" in E ♭ major 1801 Vienna, 1802 Princess Josephine von Liechtenstein xvi/136 vii/3 Op. 27/2 Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C ♯ minor 1801 Vienna, 1802 Countess Giulietta Guicciardi ...
The late piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven usually refer to the last five piano sonatas the composer composed during his late period. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101; Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109; Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
In music, Op. 79 stands for Opus number 79. Compositions that are assigned this number include: Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 25; Brahms – Rhapsodies, Op. 79; Britten – The Building of the House; Elgar – Le drapeau belge; Fauré – Fantaisie; Milhaud – Little Symphony No. 6; Saint-Saëns – Caprice sur des airs danois et russes
To indicate the specific place of a given work within a music catalogue, the opus number is paired with a cardinal number; for example, Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor (1801, nicknamed Moonlight Sonata) is "Opus 27, No. 2", whose work-number identifies it as a companion piece to "Opus 27, No. 1" (Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat ...