Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 27, Op. 90 (1814)

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Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 - 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the classical and romantic eras in classical music, he remains one of the most recognized and influential musicians of this period, and is considered to be one of the greatest composers of all time.
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Piano Sonata No. 27 in e minor, Op. 90 (1814)
Dedication: Graf Moritz von Lichnowsky
1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (0:00)
2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Penelope Crawford, fortepiano
Conrad Graf, Wien, 1835
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 was written in the summer of 1814 - Beethoven's late Middle period - and dedicated to Prince Moritz von Lichnowsky, a friend and benefactor who was also the dedicatee of the Eroica Variations.
Beethoven's previous piano sonata, popularly known as Les Adieux, was composed almost five years before Op. 90. Beethoven's autograph survives and is dated August 16. The sonata was published almost a year later, in June 1815, by S. A. Steiner, after Beethoven made a few corrections. Beethoven's letter to Prince Moritz von Lichnowsky, sent in September 1814, explains the dedication:
I had a delightful walk yesterday with a friend in the Brühl, and in the course of our friendly chat you were particularly mentioned, and lo! and behold! on my return I found your kind letter. I see you are resolved to continue to load me with benefits. As I am unwilling you should suppose that a step I have already taken is prompted by your recent favors, or by any motive of the sort, I must tell you that a sonata of mine is about to appear, dedicated to you. I wished to give you a surprise, as this dedication has been long designed for you, but your letter of yesterday induces me to name the fact. I required no new motive thus publicly to testify my sense of your friendship and kindness.
Beethoven's friend and biographer Anton Schindler reported that the sonata's two movements were to be titled Kampf zwischen Kopf und Herz ("A Contest Between Head and Heart") and Conversation mit der Geliebten ("Conversation with the Beloved"), respectively, and that the sonata as a whole referred to Moritz's romance with a woman he was thinking of marrying. Schindler's explanation first appeared in his 1842 book Beethoven in Paris and has been repeated in several other books. Later studies showed that the story was almost certainly invented by Schindler, at least in part, and that he went so far as to forge an entry in one of Beethoven's conversation books to validate the anecdote.

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@loveclassicalmusicalot 2 жыл бұрын

This one is one of my all-time favorites.

@musicbetweenlines 2 жыл бұрын

Beethoven's piano sonatas always hold a place in my heart and this sonata is no exception! Thank you for uploading this!

@Ludwig_van_Beethoven70 9 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@notaire2 2 жыл бұрын

Wunderschöne und detaillierte Interpretation dieser kompakten doch perfekt komponierten Sonate im veränderlichen Tempo mit klar artikuliertem doch warmherzigem Klang des historischen Fortepianos und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Der zweite Satz klingt echt schön und auch melodisch. Einfach wunderbar!