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

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Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22 is a substantial early-period piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its classical clarity, technical demands, and often regarded as the culmination of his first group of sonatas.

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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano sonata ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod circa 1799–1800 ⓘ
belongsToCycle Beethoven piano sonatas ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 22 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
dedicatedTo Count Hans von Fries ⓘ
firstMovementForm sonata form ⓘ
firstMovementKey B-flat major ⓘ
fourthMovementForm rondo ⓘ
fourthMovementKey B-flat major ⓘ
genre Classical period piano sonata ⓘ
historicalContext composed during Beethoven’s early Vienna years ⓘ
influences Classical style of Haydn and Mozart ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature clear thematic contrasts and motivic development ⓘ
dense passagework and wide keyboard spans ⓘ
notedFor classical clarity of structure ⓘ
considerable technical demands on the pianist ⓘ
substantial scale for an early Beethoven sonata ⓘ
opusGroup early piano sonatas up to Op. 22 ⓘ
ordinalNumber 11 ⓘ
periodInComposerCareer early period of Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
placeOfPublication Vienna ⓘ
publicationYear 1802 ⓘ
publisher Hoffmeister & Kühnel ⓘ
regardedAs culmination of Beethoven’s first group of piano sonatas ⓘ
secondMovementForm Adagio in ternary-like form ⓘ
secondMovementKey E-flat major ⓘ
structureCharacteristic brilliant virtuosic rondo finale ⓘ
clear four-movement classical layout ⓘ
contrasting lyrical slow movement ⓘ
dance-like minuet instead of scherzo ⓘ
prominent use of sonata form in first movement ⓘ
style Classical ⓘ
technicalDifficulty high ⓘ
tempoMarkingFirstMovement Allegro con brio ⓘ
tempoMarkingFourthMovement Rondo: Allegretto ⓘ
tempoMarkingSecondMovement Adagio con molta espressione ⓘ
tempoMarkingThirdMovement Menuetto ⓘ
thirdMovementForm minuet and trio ⓘ
thirdMovementKey B-flat major ⓘ
titleInGerman Klaviersonate Nr. 11 B-Dur, Op. 22 ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
workNumber Piano Sonata No. 11 ⓘ

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Beethoven piano sonatas → hasPart → Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22 → workNumber → Piano Sonata No. 11 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22
Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22 → titleInGerman → Klaviersonate Nr. 11 B-Dur, Op. 22 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22
Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2 → followedBy → Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat major, Op. 22 ⓘ