About 'Piano Sonata No.31 in Ab major, Op.110' | |
Artist: |
Beethoven, Ludwig van (biography) |
Born: | 15/16 December 1770
, Bonn
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Died: | 26 March 1827
, Vienna
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The Artist: | One of the greatest and most radical composers of all time. A tormented genius, who went deaf in later life and never heard his final works. His nine symphones are probably his greatest achievement, each one an unrivalved masterpiece, but he also wrote 5 piano concertos, piano sonatas, string quartets and one opera, Fidelio. |
Composed: | 1821 |
Info: Piano Sonata No.31 in Ab major, Op.110 The Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110, by Ludwig van Beethoven was composed in 1821. It is the central piano sonata in the group of three opp. 109–111 which he wrote between 1820 and 1822, and the thirty-first of his published piano sonatas. The sonata is in three movements. The moderato first movement in sonata form, marked con amabilità, is followed by a fast scherzo. The finale comprises a slow recitative and arioso dolente, a fugue, a return of the arioso lament, and a second fugue that builds to an affirmative conclusion. | |
Score Type: | Original Version for solo Piano (complete) |
Score Key: | Ab major (Sounding Pitch) ( |
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Difficulty: | Advanced Level: Recommended for Advanced Players |
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