All Entries in the "Beethoven Piano Sonatas" Category
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 27 No.1
Beethoven was 31 years old when he was writing Op 27. He had been living in Vienna for eight years, was firmly established as one of the best pianists around and had his first symphony, six string quartets, five violin sonatas and twelve piano sonatas under his belt. In contrast with [...]
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 10 No. 3
Sonata in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 (1796-98)
Presto
Largo e mesto
Menuetto: Allegro
Rondo: Allegro
The D major sonata is regarded by most critics as the finest of the Op 10 set. Music historian Ernest Walker wrote that ‘the individuality of style is absolute and unchallenged, the structure of all the movements is mature and [...]
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 10 No. 2
Sonata in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 (1796-98)
Allegro
Allegretto
Presto
Beethoven made a few minor changes to the standard sonata form in this piece, the first of which occurs in the development of the first movement. Traditionally, the development is a place for the composer to play around with the first and second themes and [...]
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 10 No.1
An important part of the Beethoven myth is the idea that he was not bound to any one job or patron but rather wrote what suited him, when it suited. While it is true that he was not employed in the same way Mozart or Haydn were, Beethoven, especially in the early days, still [...]
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op 7
Sonata in E flat major Op 7
Allegro molto e con brio
Largo con gran espressione
Allegro
Rondo: Poco Allegretto e grazioso
Op 7 was written in 1797 and the influence of Haydn and Clementi is very apparent. Despite the debt owed to these Classical composers, Beethoven, always an innovator rather than a follower, made sure his personal style [...]
Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op 2 No. 3
Piano Sonata in C major Op 2 No 3
Allegro con brio
Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro
Allegro assai
At nearly 10 minutes longer, the third piano sonata is the weightiest of the three Opus 2 works and is generally recognised to be the first of Beethoven’s virtuosic sonatas.
The first movement begins rather like a gentlemanly conversation before dissolving into an animated [...]
Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op 2 No. 2
Piano Sonata in A major Op 2 No 2
Allegro Vivace
Largo appassionato
Scherzo: Allegretto
Rondo: Grazioso
Like the first Sonata, this opening movement is very Classical sounding and one could be forgiven for thinking you were listening to a Clementi sonata. The second theme is simply a turn that it is repeated at a higher and higher [...]
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