Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated and virtuosic piano sonatas, noted for its innovative structure, technical demands, and expansive, heroic character.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 25 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Hess 48 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1804 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1803 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMovementForm | sonata form ⓘ |
| firstMovementKey | C major ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Allegro con brio ⓘ |
| followedBy | Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Classical piano sonata ⓘ |
| inCatalogue | Beethoven piano sonatas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| nickname | Waldstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
expansive and heroic character
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extensive use of tremolo and repeated chords ⓘ high technical difficulty for the pianist ⓘ innovative large-scale structure ⓘ innovative use of pedal effects ⓘ rapid octave passages ⓘ wide dynamic contrasts ⓘ |
| notableRecordingArtist |
Alfred Brendel
NERFINISHED
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Artur Schnabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Barenboim NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Kempff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSet | 21 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 53 ⓘ |
| period | middle period of Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1805 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bureau d’arts et d’industrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondMovementFunction | slow introduction to the finale ⓘ |
| secondMovementKey | F major ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Introduzione: Adagio molto ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
early Romantic
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late Classical ⓘ |
| thirdMovementForm | rondo ⓘ |
| thirdMovementKey | C major ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle | Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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