Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"

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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated and virtuosic piano sonatas, noted for its innovative structure, technical demands, and expansive, heroic character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
piano sonata ⓘ
approximateDuration 25 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber Hess 48 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1804 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1803 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Count Ferdinand Ernst Gabriel von Waldstein ⓘ
firstMovementForm sonata form ⓘ
firstMovementKey C major ⓘ
firstMovementTitle Allegro con brio ⓘ
followedBy Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 ⓘ
genre Classical piano sonata ⓘ
inCatalogue Beethoven piano sonatas ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movementCount 3 ⓘ
nickname Waldstein ⓘ
notableFeature expansive and heroic character ⓘ
extensive use of tremolo and repeated chords ⓘ
high technical difficulty for the pianist ⓘ
innovative large-scale structure ⓘ
innovative use of pedal effects ⓘ
rapid octave passages ⓘ
wide dynamic contrasts ⓘ
notableRecordingArtist Alfred Brendel ⓘ
Artur Schnabel ⓘ
Daniel Barenboim ⓘ
Wilhelm Kempff ⓘ
numberInSet 21 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 53 ⓘ
period middle period of Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication Vienna ⓘ
precededBy Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2 ⓘ
publicationDate 1805 ⓘ
publisher Bureau d’arts et d’industrie ⓘ
relatedWork Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" ⓘ
secondMovementFunction slow introduction to the finale ⓘ
secondMovementKey F major ⓘ
secondMovementTitle Introduzione: Adagio molto ⓘ
stylePeriod early Romantic ⓘ
late Classical ⓘ
thirdMovementForm rondo ⓘ
thirdMovementKey C major ⓘ
thirdMovementTitle Rondo: Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo ⓘ

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Beethoven piano sonatas → hasPart → Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" ⓘ
Beethoven piano sonatas → notableWork → Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" ⓘ
works of Ludwig van Beethoven → includesWork → Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" ⓘ
Beethoven's middle period → hasWork → Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" ⓘ
Waldstein Sonata → alternativeTitle → Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ⓘ
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 → precededBy → Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" ⓘ