Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest"
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Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "Tempest" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most dramatic and frequently performed piano sonatas, renowned for its turbulent character and emotional intensity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | piano sonata ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEndYear | 1802 ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStartYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| approximateDurationMinutes | 25 ⓘ |
| associatedWorkGroup | three piano sonatas Op. 31 GENERATED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 31 No. 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedication | no known dedication ⓘ |
| famousFor |
dramatic opening movement
ⓘ
frequent performance in piano repertoire ⓘ innovative use of recitative-like passages ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | D minor ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Largo – Allegro ⓘ |
| followedBy | Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasFormFirstMovement | sonata form ⓘ |
| hasFormSecondMovement | ternary-like form ⓘ |
| hasFormThirdMovement | sonata-rondo form ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Beethoven’s evolving middle-period style ⓘ |
| inKeyOfCycle | D minor ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| keyArea | minor key ⓘ |
| languageOfNickname | English ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| nickname | Tempest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
dramatic contrasts
ⓘ
emotional intensity ⓘ turbulent character ⓘ |
| numberInBeethovenPianoSonatas | 17 ⓘ |
| opusGroup | Op. 31 piano sonatas ⓘ |
| period | middle period of Beethoven ⓘ |
| placeInRepertoire | standard piano repertoire ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1803 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bureau des arts et d'industrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Adagio ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
Classical
ⓘ
early Romantic ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingFirstMovement | Largo – Allegro ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingSecondMovement | Adagio ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingThirdMovement | Allegretto ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | D minor ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle | Allegretto ⓘ |
| workOf | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSeries | Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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