If the nickname "Appassionata" was appropriate for one of Beethoven's Sonatas it would be for his E-flat major Sonata op. 7 rather than his famous work in F minor op. 57. This was Carl Czerny's opinion who felt that op. 7 was written in a rather passionate state of mind. It was not only Beethoven's first "Grande Sonate" but also his first work of this genre which he had published individually.

The earliest sketches for Beethoven's Grande Sonate op. 7 date from 1796 and the first edition was issued in October 1797. This work is one of the longest and most demanding of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Its four movements cover a wide range of emotions - a challenge that may well have overtaxed the dedicatee Beethoven's then 16 year old pupil Anna Luise Barbara (Babette) Countess Keglevicz.

The earliest sketches for Beethoven's Grande Sonate op. 7 date from 1796 and the first edition was issued in October 1797. This work is one of the longest and most demanding of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Its four movements cover a wide range of emotions - a challenge that may well have overtaxed the dedicatee Beethoven's then 16 year old pupil Anna Luise Barbara (Babette) Countess Keglevicz.

Publisher

Barenreiter

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Instrument

Piano

Binding

Softcover

Pages

51

ISBN

9790006561759

Stock code

BA11802

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