Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3

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Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 is an early, virtuosic piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, noted for its brilliance, technical demands, and symphonic scope.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano sonata ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod mid-1790s ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
dedicatedTo Joseph Haydn ⓘ
dedicationContext dedicated along with Op. 2 set to Joseph Haydn ⓘ
eraWithinComposerOutput early Beethoven ⓘ
formOfFirstMovement sonata form ⓘ
formOfFourthMovement sonata-rondo ⓘ
formOfSecondMovement slow movement ⓘ
formOfThirdMovement scherzo and trio ⓘ
genre piano sonata ⓘ
influences Classical style of Haydn ⓘ
Classical style of Mozart ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movement I. Allegro con brio ⓘ
II. Adagio ⓘ
III. Scherzo: Allegro ⓘ
IV. Allegro assai ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
nationalityOfComposer German ⓘ
notedFor brilliance ⓘ
symphonic scope ⓘ
technical difficulty ⓘ
virtuosic writing ⓘ
numberInSet 3 ⓘ
opusGroup Op. 2 ⓘ
partOf Three Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeInComposerOeuvre one of Beethoven's earliest published piano sonatas ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication Vienna ⓘ
publisher Artaria & Co. (first edition) ⓘ
relativeWork Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 ⓘ
reputation one of Beethoven's most substantial early sonatas ⓘ
scoring solo piano ⓘ
style Classical ⓘ
technicalLevel advanced ⓘ
texture orchestral writing for piano ⓘ
tonality major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 24 minutes ⓘ
virtuosicFeatures extended scales and arpeggios ⓘ
rapid passagework ⓘ
wide leaps ⓘ
workTitleInItalian Sonata per il Clavicembalo o Piano-Forte in Do maggiore, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ

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Beethoven piano sonatas → hasPart → Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 → hasComponentWork → Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2 No. 1 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 → relatedWork → Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 → followedBy → Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 → precededBy → Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 → workTitleInItalian → Sonata per il Clavicembalo o Piano-Forte in Do maggiore, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Countess Anne Margarete von Browne → dedicateeOf → Ludwig van Beethoven’s Three Piano Sonatas, Op. 10 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3