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