Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

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musical composition piano sonata

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" is one of Beethoven’s most celebrated and emotionally intense piano sonatas, renowned for its dramatic contrasts, technical demands, and profound expressive depth.

Aliases (1)

Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical composition → piano sonata →
approximateDuration	23–30 minutes →
catalogNumber	Op. 57 →
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven →
composerNationality	German →
compositionEndDate	1805 →
compositionStartDate	1804 →
dedicatedTo	Count Franz von Brunswick →
eraWithinBeethovenOutput	middle period →
famousInterpreter	Alfred Brendel → Artur Schnabel → Daniel Barenboim → Sviatoslav Richter → Vladimir Horowitz → Wilhelm Kempff →
firstMovementKey	F minor →
genre	piano sonata →
inBeethovenPianoSonataCycle	Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas →
instrumentation	solo piano →
key	F minor →
languageOfTitle	Italian →
movement	I. Allegro assai → II. Andante con moto → III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto →
nickname	Appassionata →
nicknameMeaning	impassioned →
notableFeature	dramatic dynamic contrasts → high technical difficulty for the performer → intense emotional character → theme and variations in the second movement → turbulent finale with coda marked Presto → use of sonata form in the first movement →
numberOfMovements	3 →
opusSequence	follows Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 → precedes Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp major, Op. 78 →
period	Classical →
placeOfComposition	Vienna →
publicationDate	1807 →
reception	considered one of Beethoven’s greatest piano sonatas → regarded as a pinnacle of the piano repertoire →
relatedWork	Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (similar dramatic character) →
secondMovementKey	D-flat major →
stylePeriod	early Romantic → late Classical →
thirdMovementKey	F minor →
title	Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 →
workNumber	No. 23 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ludwig van Beethoven →	notableWork
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" ("Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57") →	title