Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101
The Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101, by Ludwig van Beethoven was composed in 1816 and published in 1817. Dedicated to the pianist Baroness Dorothea Ertmann, née Graumen, it is considered the first of the composer's late piano sonatas.
This sonata marks the beginning of what is generally regarded as Beethoven's final period, where the forms are more complex, ideas more wide-ranging, textures more polyphonic, and the treatment of the themes and motifs even more sophisticated than before. Op. 101 well exemplified this new style, and Beethoven exploits the newly expanded keyboard compass of the day.
Movements
- Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo · A major
- Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia · F major
- Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto · A minor
- Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro · A major