Piano Sonata in B minor
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The Piano Sonata in B minor is Franz Liszt’s monumental, single-movement sonata for solo piano, renowned for its virtuosic demands, innovative structure, and profound emotional depth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | piano sonata ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | S.178 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially mixed
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later regarded as a masterpiece of the piano repertoire ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1849–1853 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | advanced professional ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic piano music ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptLocation | Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv, Weimar (primary sources associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Allegro energico
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Andante sostenuto ⓘ Grandioso ⓘ Lento assai – Allegro energico ⓘ Stretta ⓘ |
| hasThemeType |
dramatic themes
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fugato section ⓘ lyrical themes ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Romantic piano sonatas
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sonata forms of the late 19th century ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isPartOf | standard concert piano repertoire ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementStructure | single movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous single-movement design with multiple internal sections
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cyclical form ⓘ extreme technical difficulty ⓘ innovative large-scale structure ⓘ thematic transformation ⓘ wide dynamic range ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 1 (sometimes cited, though Liszt did not use opus numbers consistently) ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Weimar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 22 January 1857 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Hans von Bülow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByDedicatee | Robert Schumann’s Fantasie in C, Op. 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInGerman | Sonate h-moll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
advanced modulation
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chromatic harmony ⓘ contrapuntal writing ⓘ virtuosic passagework ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | one of Liszt’s major mature piano works ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1853 ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPublication | 1854 ⓘ |
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