Piano Sonata No. 11 (Beethoven)

Piano Sonata No. 11
Piano Sonata No. 11
by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Beethoven in c. 1804–1805
Key	B-flat major
Opus	14
Composed	1800
Published	1802
Duration	25-30 minutes
Movements	4

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22, is a piece of music for solo piano. It was written in 1800 and published in 1802. Beethoven thought this work to be the best of his early sonatas. ^[1]

Structure

I. Allegro con brio

II. Adagio con molto espressione

III. Menuetto

IV. Rondo: Allegretto

Performed by Artur Schnabel in 1932

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The sonata has four movements:^[2]

Allegro con brio
Adagio con molto espressione
Menuetto
Rondo: Allegretto

The piece is 25–30 minutes long.

References

↑ "Artur Pizarro — The Beethoven Sonata Cycle", BBC Radio 3 (accessed August 3, 2015).
↑ Cummings, Robert. "Piano Sonata No. 11 in B Flat Major, Op. 22 (1800)" in All Music Guide to Classical Music: The Definitive Guide to Classical Music, p. 108 (Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott eds., Hal Leonard Corporation, 2005).

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[BBC-1] "Artur Pizarro — The Beethoven Sonata Cycle", BBC Radio 3 (accessed August 3, 2015).

[Cummings-2] Cummings, Robert. "Piano Sonata No. 11 in B Flat Major, Op. 22 (1800)" in All Music Guide to Classical Music: The Definitive Guide to Classical Music, p. 108 (Chris Woodstra, Gerald Brennan, Allen Schrott eds., Hal Leonard Corporation, 2005).

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