Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 (Appassionata) Ludwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 –1827) was a crucial character in the period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western music. He was also one of the most influential composers in the music history.
Beethoven was born in a musical family. His alcoholic father was his first music teacher and later he was sent to Vienna to study under various teachers including Mozart and Hayden. In about 1800, Beethoven's hearing began deteriorating and was almost totally deaf by the last decade of his life. He gave up conducting and performing but continued to compose and many of his most admired works came from this period.
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor op.57, together with the Waldstein op.53 and Les Adieux op.81a are considered as the three great piano sonatas of Beethoven's middle creation period. It is also regarded as the most technically challenging piano sonata. The title “Appassionata”, which means "passionate" in Italian, was added by the publisher. It was composed and dedicated to his close friend, Count Franz von Brunswick. …show more content…
23 in F minor is the work from a composer who was full of excruciation and rage. Throughout the piece, adversity and affliction, discontentment with the fates and struggles with disappointments can be heard. It is because the piece was composed under the circumstances that Beethoven was facing the hardship of steady loss of his
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 –1827) was a crucial character in the period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western music. He was also one of the most influential composers in the music history.
Beethoven was born in a musical family. His alcoholic father was his first music teacher and later he was sent to Vienna to study under various teachers including Mozart and Hayden. In about 1800, Beethoven's hearing began deteriorating and was almost totally deaf by the last decade of his life. He gave up conducting and performing but continued to compose and many of his most admired works came from this period.
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor op.57, together with the Waldstein op.53 and Les Adieux op.81a are considered as the three great piano sonatas of Beethoven's middle creation period. It is also regarded as the most technically challenging piano sonata. The title “Appassionata”, which means "passionate" in Italian, was added by the publisher. It was composed and dedicated to his close friend, Count Franz von Brunswick. …show more content…
23 in F minor is the work from a composer who was full of excruciation and rage. Throughout the piece, adversity and affliction, discontentment with the fates and struggles with disappointments can be heard. It is because the piece was composed under the circumstances that Beethoven was facing the hardship of steady loss of his