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"