Piano Sonata No. 27 (Beethoven)

Piano Sonata No. 27
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven in 1815; painted by Joseph Willibrord Mähler (1778–1860)
KeyE minor
Opus90
FormPiano sonata
Composed1814
MovementsTwo

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90, is a piece of music for solo piano.[1] It was written in the summer of 1814, dedicated to Graf Moritz von Lichnowsky. [2]

Form

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

  1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

References

  1. 1 2 Beethoven (2015). Sonate fur das Pianoforte (PDF).
  2. ↑ Letter 131, in: Beethoven's Letters 1790–1826, Vols. 1–2, translated by Lady Wallace. New York: C.H. Ditson & Co.