Piano Sonata No. 19 (Beethoven)

piano sonata written by Beethoven

The Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, No. 1, is a short sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was made public in 1805 but made 10 years earlier.[1]

Piano Sonata No. 19
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven in 1796; designed by G. Stainhauser
KeyG minor
Opus49
StyleClassical period
FormPiano sonata
Composed1797 (1797)
Published1805, Vienna
Duration8 minutes
Movements2
Audio samples, performed by Artur Schnabel in 1932
I. Andante
II. Allegro

The sonata is eight minutes in long. This sonata, along with No. 20, is sometimes called Leichte Sonaten.

Movements

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The sonata has two movements:[2]

  1. Andante
  2. Rondo: Allegro

References

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  1. Cooper, Barry (2017). The creation of Beethoven's 35 piano sonatas. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-317-03709-5. OCLC 980304744.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. "Piano Sonata No.19, Op.49 No.1 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) - IMSLP". imslp.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.