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Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22

180027 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22 (1800) in four parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Adagio (sonata form), Minuetto: Tempo di Minuetto (minuet and trio) and Allegretto (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Sonata form
  3. III: · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Rondo
I Sonata form0:22–7:51

A fast, brilliant driven by a quick turning figure (an inverted mordent, a rapid three-note ) heard in the opening . The first comes first, then the and the . In the a darker, minor-tinged sounds over a bass (rapid repeated notes) in octaves. The is built on a scale in double octaves, loud at first and then dying away deep in the bass. The mirrors the closely, and there is no .

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IISonata form7:52–17:06
III: Minuet and trio17:18–20:46
IVRondo20:50–27:18

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Ludwig van BeethovenPiano sonatasClassical periodB-flat majorSonata formMinuet and trioRondo

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