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- Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, also known as "Waldstein Sonata", composed in 1803, is a groundbreaking work that expanded the boundaries of the classical sonata form.
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Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, known as the Waldstein, is one of the three most notable sonatas of his middle period (the other two being the Appassionata, Op. 57, and Les Adieux, Op. 81a).
The Piano Sonata no. 21, Op. 53, nicknamed Waldstein, is considered to be one of Beethoven's greatest piano sonatas. Completed in 1804, it has a scope that surpasses Beethoven's previous sonatas, and notably is one of his most technically challenging compositions.
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, known as the Waldstein, is one of the three most notable sonatas of his middle period (the other two being the Appassionata, Op. 57, and Les Adieux, Op. 81a).
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It is considered one of the most challenging piano works from Beethoven. The rondo part contains pedal trills and quick left hand runs. The coda section is full with gliding octaves (glissando) between the two hands. It is believed that the unusual pedaling was made possible and inspired by Beethoven’s new Érard piano that he received just a year e...
The Waldstein piano sonata was never intended for amateur players, rather as one of the grand sonatas (Grande Sonate). A review in the Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung wrote, “The first and last movements belong among the most brilliant and original pieces for which we are grateful to this master, but they are also full of strange whims and very dif...
Just as with his Eroica Symphony(his third), with Waldstein he expanded the possibilities of an instrument and a genre. With this sonata he utilized every bit of the musical elements there are for a piano work: key, form, rhythm, volume, harmony and melody… and of course the master pianist techniques. For many this composition could be a worthy cli...
This sonata was composed in 1804, in Beethoven’s middle period, during which his works took on great leaps in transitioning from late classical idioms to romantic era, with innovation in many ground-breaking works, such as his “Eorica” Symphony.
Jul 9, 2010 · Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, commonly known as the Waldstein, is regarded as on the three great piano sonatas of his middle period, alongside the Appasionata and Les Adieux sonatas.
Measures 1 to 20. The sonata opens with a display of virtuosity. The opening phrase in C major ends in the dominant; it is repeated a whole tone below, B♭, moving the final motif to the minor parallel of its dominant, F minor. This sonority also functions as a subdominant in C minor.
