Piano Sonatas No. 19 and No. 20 (Beethoven)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonatas op. 49 were written between 1795 and 1798, before the Pathétique , that is, the sonata with the number 8. Their high number of opus is explained by their late publication.

Both sonatas have only two movements . The first is in the key of G minor , the second in G major . As is usually the case with the three Op. 31 sonatas and the late A flat major sonata , both are not dedicated. Called Easy Sonatas by Beethoven and mastered by good amateurs , they are beautiful, carefree music.

op. 49 No. 1

1. set: Andante, ² / ₄

2. set: Rondo, Allegro, ⁶ / ₈

op. 49 No. 2

1st movement: Allegro, ma non troppo, Allabreve

2nd set: Tempo di Menuetto, ³ / ₄

Web links

Commons : Piano Sonata No. 19 (Beethoven)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Svyatoslav Richter reads the first movement

Commons : Piano Sonata No. 20 (Beethoven)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Presentation of the first movement at a fast and slow pace

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Klaus Wolters: Handbook of piano literature for two hands p. 283