Piano Sonata No. 32 (Beethoven)

Piano Sonata No. 32
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven in 1815; painted by Joseph Willibrord Mähler (1778–1860)
KeyC minor
Opus111
FormPiano sonata
Composed1821-1822
MovementsTwo

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 111, is a piece of music for solo piano.[1] It was written in 1821 and 1822 and was the last of Beethoven's Piano sonatas. The work was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf.

Form

The sonata is in two sections, called movements: [1][2]

  1. Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
  2. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beethoven. Sonata fur das pianoforte (PDF).
  2. Tovey, Donald Francis, Annotations to the Beethoven Piano Sonatas. London: Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1932