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Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonate für Klavier Nr.13 "Sonata quasi una fantasia" Es-Dur Op.27-1

Work Overview

Music ID : 425
Composition Year：1800　
Publication Year：1802
First Publisher：Cappi
Instrumentation：Piano Solo　
Genre：sonata
Total Playing Time：15 min 30 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
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Author : Saitoh, Noriko

Last Updated: May 1, 2007
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

Dedicated to Princess Josephine von Liechtenstein. It was titled "Sonata quasi una Fantasia" by Beethoven himself. Another significant characteristic of this sonata is that its movements are connected attacca. Following Sonata No. 12, it does not contain a movement in sonata form.

First Movement

The first movement is in E-flat major and is in ternary form. In the middle section, it modulates to C major, and the tempo shifts from a leisurely Andante to a lively Allegro, with the time signature also changing from 2/2 to 6/8, displaying varied motion.

Second Movement

The second movement, Allegro molto e vivace, is in C minor and 3/4 time, and like the preceding movement, it is in ternary form. This movement possesses a scherzo-like character, and in its middle section, it modulates to A-flat major, the submediant of the tonic. This modulation to a key outside of closely related keys, along with the attacca connection of the entire sonata, reflects Beethoven's anticipation of Romantic tendencies.

Third Movement

The third movement begins with an Adagio con espressione (in A-flat major, 3/4 time) in ternary form, which serves as an introduction, followed by an Allegro vivace in rondo-sonata form (in E-flat major, 2/4 time). The former Adagio is 25 measures long, but it modulates to the dominant in its middle section and can be regarded as an independent movement. Subsequently, in the coda of the following Allegro vivace in rondo-sonata form, the main theme of the Adagio is recalled.

Writer: Saitoh, Noriko

Movements (4)

1.Andante

Total Performance Time: 6 min 30 sec 

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2.Allegro molto e vivace

Total Performance Time: 2 min 00 sec 

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3.Adagio con espressione

Total Performance Time: 2 min 50 sec 

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4.Allegro vivace

Total Performance Time: 5 min 30 sec 

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