Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101

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Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s late piano sonatas, noted for its lyrical intimacy, structural innovation, and role in heralding his final stylistic period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
piano sonata
associatedWithPeriod Romantic era (early Romantic tendencies)
catalogNumber Op. 101
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionEndDate 1816
compositionPeriod 1815–1816
compositionStartDate 1815
dedicatedTo Baroness Dorothea Ertmann
dedicateeOccupation pianist
difficulty virtuosic
firstMovementKey A major
firstMovementTempoMarking Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung
fourthMovementKey A major
fourthMovementTempoMarking Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit
genre Classical music
piano solo
hasForm cyclical structure
sonata form elements
instrumentation solo piano
key A major
languageOfTitle German
movement I. Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung
II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig
III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll
IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit
notableFeature advanced harmonic language
integration of movements into a continuous structure
lyrical and intimate character
use of contrapuntal writing in the finale
notableFor innovative treatment of form and texture
numberInSeries 28
numberOfMovements 4
opusFollows Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
opusPrecedes Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
originalTitle Klaviersonate Nr. 28 A-Dur op. 101
partOf Beethoven piano sonatas
period late period of Ludwig van Beethoven
placeOfPublication Vienna
positionInBeethovenPianoSonatas first of the late piano sonatas
publicationDate 1817
publisher Bureau des arts et d’industrie
Ferdinand Ries
secondMovementKey F major
secondMovementTempoMarking Lebhaft, marschmäßig
stylisticSignificance heralds Beethoven’s final stylistic period
thirdMovementKey A minor
thirdMovementTempoMarking Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 20 minutes
workNumberInBeethovenPianoSonatas 28

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Beethoven piano sonatas hasPart Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 originalTitle Klaviersonate Nr. 28 A-Dur op. 101
linked to: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101