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