Piano Sonata No. 14 (Beethoven)

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  1. The title page is in Italian, and reads SONATA quasi una FANTASIA per il Clavicembalo o Piano=forte composta e dedicata alla Damigella Contessa Giulietta Guicciardi da Luigi van Beethoven Opera 27 No. 2. In Vienna presso Gio. Cappi Sulla Piazza di St. Michele No. 5. (In English, "Sonata, almost a fantasia for harpsichord or pianoforte. Composed, and dedicated to Mademoiselle Countess Julie "Giulietta" Guicciardi, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Opus 27 No. 2. Published in Vienna by Giovanni Cappi, Michaelerplatz No. 5.") The suggestion that the work could be performed on the harpsichord reflected a common marketing practice of music publishers in the early 19th century (Siepmann 1998, p. 60).
  2. This dedication was not Beethoven's original intention, and he did not have Guicciardi in mind when writing the sonata. Thayer, in his Life of Beethoven, states that the work Beethoven originally intended to dedicate to Guicciardi was the Rondo in G, Op. 51 No. 2, but circumstances required that this be dedicated to Countess Lichnowsky. So he cast around at the last moment for a piece to dedicate to Guicciardi. See Thayer, Alexander Wheelock (1921). Elliot, Forbes (ed.). Thayer's Life of Beethoven (revised ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press (published 1967). p. 291 and 297. ISBN   0-691-02702-1.
  3. Note that Beethoven wrote "senza sordino"; see #Beethoven's pedal mark below.

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Piano Sonata No. 14
Sonata quasi una fantasia
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven Piano Sonata 14 - title page 1802.jpg
Title page of the first edition of the score, published on 2 August 1802 in Vienna by Giovanni Cappi e Comp [lower-alpha 1]
Other nameMoonlight Sonata
Key C minor, D major (second movement)
Opus 27/2
Style Classical-Romantic (transitional)
Form Piano sonata
Composed1801
DedicationCountess Giulietta Guicciardi
Published1802
PublisherGiovanni Cappi
Duration15 minutes
Movements3
Audio samples
I. Adagio sostenuto (6:00)

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