The Long Line
Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Piano Sonata No. 12 in A♭ major, Op. 26, in 1800–01, around the same time as he completed his First Symphony. He dedicated the sonata to Prince Karl von Lichnowsky, who had been his patron since 1792.
Consisting of four movements, the sonata takes around 20–22 minutes to perform.
The autograph manuscript of the sonata is preserved in the Jagiellonian Library.
Movements
- |Andante con variazioni A♭ major|Scherzo, allegro molto A♭ major, D♭ major, A♭ major|Maestoso andante, marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe A♭ minor, A♭ major|Allegro, Rondo form A♭ major