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Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110

182121 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 (1821) in three parts: Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (sonata form), Allegro molto (ternary form) and Adagio ma non troppo (fugue).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Ternary form
  3. III · Fugue
I Sonata form0:33–7:46

Marked , and at the start amabilità (with kindliness). A calm in four-part, -like opens the and a singing melody follows. In the , rippling thirty-second notes lead to the , built on falling octave leaps. The uses only the opening , in falling sequences. The starts in D-flat major, and the ends over a long note on the home .

  1. : (a)
  2. : (b)
II Ternary form7:48–10:00
III Fugue10:08–22:00

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 periodA-flat majorSonata formTernary formFugue

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