Piano Sonata No. 6 (Beethoven)

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Ludwig van Beethoven's Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2 was composed between 1796 and 1798 and is dedicated to Countess Anna Margarete von Browne.

Beethoven dispenses with a slow movement in this sonata, the work is otherwise characterized by its succinct brevity. Friedrich Gulda needed around 12 minutes for the three movements in his complete recording of the sonatas from 1967, while Rudolf Buchbinder only needed 11 minutes for his complete sonatas from 2011.

According to the musicologist Wilhelm von Lenz , who in 1852 was the first to divide Beethoven's musical career into three stylistic stages, this work belongs to the first period, which contains compositions composed up to 1802. Franz Liszt understood that Beethoven's production could be divided into two phases, which is why this sonata was one of the first in which he adapted the models and principles of earlier composers for his own works.

construction

  • First movement: Allegro, F major, 2/4 time, 203 measures
  • Second movement: Allegretto, F minor, 3/4 time, 170 bars
  • Third movement: Presto, F major, 2/4 time, 150 bars

literature

  • Siegfried Mauser, Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, A musical work guide, 2nd edition, Munich 2008

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