Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"

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Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s later, programmatic piano sonatas, notable for its expressive depiction of farewell, absence, and reunion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano sonata ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
alternativeTitle Das Lebewohl-Sonate ⓘ
approximateDuration 15–20 minutes ⓘ
associatedComposer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
associatedPerson Archduke Rudolph of Austria ⓘ
catalogNumber Hess 62 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1810 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1809 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Archduke Rudolph of Austria ⓘ
firstMovementTempo Adagio – Allegro ⓘ
firstMovementTitle Das Lebewohl ⓘ
followedBy Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 ⓘ
formFirstMovement sonata form with slow introduction ⓘ
formSecondMovement ternary-like lyrical movement ⓘ
formThirdMovement rondo-like finale ⓘ
genre programmatic piano sonata ⓘ
historicalContext French occupation of Vienna in 1809 ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
inspiredBy Archduke Rudolph’s departure from Vienna in 1809 ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key E-flat major ⓘ
languageOfOriginalTitle German ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
notableFeature explicitly programmatic movement titles ⓘ
musical depiction of farewell, absence, and reunion ⓘ
use of motif based on the syllables Le-be-wohl ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 81a ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Das Lebewohl ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeComposed Vienna ⓘ
placeInBeethovenOeuvre among Beethoven’s most explicitly programmatic sonatas ⓘ
one of Beethoven’s later piano sonatas ⓘ
precededBy Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 ⓘ
publicationDate 1811 ⓘ
secondMovementTempo Andante espressivo ⓘ
secondMovementTitle Die Abwesenheit ⓘ
structure three-movement cycle depicting farewell, absence, and reunion ⓘ
style late classical ⓘ
thirdMovementTempo Vivacissimamente ⓘ
thirdMovementTitle Das Wiedersehen ⓘ
title Les Adieux ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a ⓘ
tonalCenterFirstMovement E-flat major ⓘ
tonalCenterSecondMovement C minor ⓘ
tonalCenterThirdMovement E-flat major ⓘ
workNumber Piano Sonata No. 26 ⓘ

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linked to: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
Beethoven's middle period → hasWork → Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" ⓘ