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The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, marked Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi. [b] Although known throughout the world as the Moonlight Sonata (German: Mondscheinsonate), it was not Beethoven who named it ...
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]
They were published separately [1] in March 1802. [2] Both sonatas are entitled Sonata quasi una Fantasia, which roughly translated as sonatas in the style of a fantasia. The second sonata is one of the most famous piano works in the repertoire and often called the Moonlight sonata, a contentious name not given by the composer himself. The ...
Violin Sonata No. 1; Violin Sonata No. 2; Violin Sonata No. 3; Johannes Brahms, Albert Dietrich, and Robert Schumann 'F-A-E' Sonata; Frédéric Chopin. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B ♭ minor; Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor; Paul Dukas. Piano Sonata in E-flat minor (1900) George Enescu. Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano in D major, Op. 2 (1897) Sonata ...
Beethoven in c. 1804–1805; painted by Joseph Willibrord Mähler (1778–1860) The Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14, No. 2, composed in 1798–1799, is an early-period work by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to Baroness Josefa von Braun. A typical performance lasts 15 minutes.
Like Mozart's, Beethoven's musical talent was recognized at a young age, [3] and these three piano sonatas give an early glimpse of the composer's abilities, as well as his boldness. Beethoven was writing in a form usually attempted by older, more mature composers, [4] as the sonata was a cornerstone of Classical piano literature. Since they ...
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
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3, was written in 1795 and dedicated to Joseph Haydn. It was published simultaneously with his first and second sonatas in 1796 . The sonata is often referred to as one of Beethoven's earliest "grand and virtuosic" piano sonatas. [ 1 ]