Sonata opus 28 beethoven biography
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Sonata No. 28 in A, Op. 101
Allegretto, ma non troppo
Vivace, alla marcia
Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto
Allegro
The designation "for the Hammerklavier" has long since only been applied to Beethoven's B flat major Piano Sonata published as Op. 106 , but the composer also assigned it to this slightly earlier work in A. As Beethoven's biographer AW Thayer wrote,
"The suggestion had gone out that German composers substitute German terms in music in place of Italian. With characteristic impetuosity, Beethoven decided to begin the reform at once, although it seems to have involved the re-engraving of the title page of the new sonata."Thus pianoforte became Hammerklavier and the movement headings, too, were given in German. Why the Italian soon crept back into use in this work is not known, but the very word Hammerklavier seems more appropriate to the massive pianism of the later work: Op. 101 is an altogether smaller-scale Sonata.
It was written in the summer of 1816, which Beethoven spent in the town of Baden, just south of Vienna. He dedicated it to his favourite piano pupil, Baroness Dorothea von Ertmann: "Receive now what was often intended for you and what may be a proof of my affection for your artistic talent as well as your person," he wrote to her
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Sonata for piano (D major) op. 28
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Dedication
Composition
1801
Beethoven noted the date '1801' at the top of his manuscript for the Piano Sonata op. 28. The piece, also known as the 'Pastoral' or 'Little Pastoral' sonata, has been described as idyllic and close to nature. What cannot be heard in the music is Beethoven's health in the year the sonata was written. It was then that he first confessed his advancing deafness to two friends, Franz Gerhard Wegeler and Karl Amenda. On 29 June 1801 he told Wegeler, his childhood friend from Bonn and now a physician, that the 'jealous demon' (his poor health) was playing havoc with him, and that for three years his hearing had continuously worsened - a catastrophe for an active musician. Beethoven asked Wegeler not to share this information. A few days later, on 1 July 1801, he confided in another close friend, Karl Amenda, who had moved to the Baltic region. He admitted that his hearing had deteriorated ever since Amenda had left Vienna, and he did not know whether a cure was possible. He also asked Amenda to keep this a secret. On 16 November 1801 he again turned to Wegeler by letter, asking about a possible therapy. He told Wege
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Piano Sonata No. 28 set in motion A major
Ludwig precursor Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 28 perform A major, Op. Cardinal, was deadly in 1816 and was dedicated look up to the pianistBaroness Dorothea Ertmann. This piano sonata runs for befall 20 notes and consists of quaternary movements:
- Etwas lebhaft, und sleeve der innigsten Empfindung. (Somewhat lively, settle down with inward sensitivity.) Allegretto, ma matter troppo
- Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. (Lively. Balanced march.) Vivace alla marcia
- Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. (Slow increase in intensity yearning-full) Adagio, ma device troppo, public figure affetto
- Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr rapt mit Entschlossenheit. (Swiftly, but not also much, captain with determination) Allegro
Composition
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