Piano Sonata No. 26 (Beethoven)

Piano Sonata No. 26
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven in 1815; painted by Joseph Willibrord Mähler (1778–1860)
Other name	Les Adieux
Key	E-flat major
Opus	81a
Form	Piano sonata
Composed	1809-1810
Movements	Three

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, also known as Les Adieux ("The Farewell") is a piece of music for solo piano. It was written in 1809 and 1810. ^[1]^[2]

Form

The sonata is in three sections, called movements: ^[3]

Das Lebewohl, ²
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Abwesenheit, ²
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Das Wiedersehen, ⁶
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References

↑ Tovey, D.F. (1931) Commentary on Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, London, ABRSM.
↑ "Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, "Les Adieux", Ludwig van Beethoven". LA Phil. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
↑ "Piano Sonata No.26, Op.81a (Beethoven, Ludwig van) - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 2025-05-20.

Piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven
Early sonatas	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)
Middle sonatas	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, Op. 49/1 No. 20 in G major, Op. 49/2 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
Late sonatas	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
Duo	Sonata in D major for piano four-hands, Op. 6
Unnumbered (WoO)	Three Piano Sonatas, WoO 47 Piano Sonata in C major, WoO 51 (fragmentary)
Doubtful (Anh.)	Sonatina in G major, Anh. 5/1 Sonatina in F major, Anh. 5/2
Related works	Andante favori, WoO 57