Piano Sonata No. 7 (Beethoven)
I. Presto
II. Largo e mesto
III. Menuetto: Allegro
IV. Rondo
Played by Artur Schnabel in 1932
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, was dedicated to the Countess Anne Margarete von Browne, and written in 1798. This makes it contemporary with his three Op. 9 string trios, his three Op. 12 violin sonatas, and the violin and orchestra romance that became his Op. 50 when later published. The year also saw the premiere of a revised version of his second piano concerto, whose original form had been written and heard in 1795.[1]
Structure
It is divided into four movements:
- Presto,
- Largo e mesto, 6
8, D minor - Menuetto: Allegro, 3
4, D major → G major → D major - Rondo: Allegro,
Analysis
The Op. 10 sonatas are usually described as angular or experimental, as Beethoven began moving further and further away from his earlier models. This third sonata of the set is the longest at approximately 24 minutes. It is the only one of the Op. 10 sonatas that has four movements. The second movement is famous for its intimations of later tragic slow movements, as well as for its own beauty.
I. Presto
The first movement is in sonata form.[2]
II. Largo e mesto
The second movement is in ternary form.[2]
III. Menuetto: Allegro
The third movement is in ternary form.[2]
IV. Rondo
The fourth movement is in rondo form.[2]
References
- ^ "Beethoven's Five Piano Concertos: Creation History", Part 1
- ^ a b c d "Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.7 in D major Analysis".
External links
- A lecture by András Schiff on Beethoven's piano sonata Op. 10, No. 3
- For a public domain recording of this sonata, visit Musopen
- Hewitt, Angela (2006). Liner Notes to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 10/3, 7 & 57 (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA67518.
- Piano Sonata No. 7: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Recording by Paavali Jumppanen, piano from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven
- No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1
- No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2
- No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3
- No. 4 in E♭ major, Op. 7 (Grand Sonata)
- No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1
- No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2
- No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3
- No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
- No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1
- No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2
- No. 11 in B♭ major, Op. 22
- No. 12 in A♭ major, Op. 26
- No. 13 in E♭ major, Op. 27/1
- No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 27/2 (Moonlight)
- No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 (Pastoral)
- No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1
- No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 (The Tempest)
- No. 18 in E♭ major, Op. 31/3 (The Hunt)
- No. 19 in G minor and No. 20 in G major, Op. 49
- No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (Waldstein)
- No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
- No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
- No. 24 in F♯ major, Op. 78 (À Thérèse)
- No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
- No. 26 in E♭ major, Op. 81a (Les adieux)
- No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
- No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
- No. 29 in B♭ major, Op. 106 (Hammerklavier)
- No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
- No. 31 in A♭ major, Op. 110
- No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
- Sonata in D major for piano four-hands, Op. 6
- Three Piano Sonatas, WoO 47
- Piano Sonata in C major, WoO 51 (fragmentary)
- Sonatina in G major, Anh. 5/1
- Sonatina in F major, Anh. 5/2
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