Piano Sonata in E flat major op 81a by Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata in E flat major op 81a by Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in E flat major op 81a by L van Beethoven is also known as Les Adieux. This Sonata was written in 1810 after the departure of Erzherzog (Archduke) Rudoph (one of the composer’s patrons). It is the only Beethoven’s programmatic Sonata …

The rise of the ‘virtuoso’ school in the early nineteenth century (Part 4)

Here’s a short account of the rise of the “virtuoso” school in the early nineteenth century that identifies the stylistic characteristics of the ‘virtuosi’ by referring to three works by three different composers. It includes comments on the social and musical significance of the “virtuosi” and discusses to what extent their arrival was a consequence …

The rise of the ‘virtuoso’ school in the early nineteenth century (Part 3)

Here’s a short account of the rise of the “virtuoso” school in the early nineteenth century that identifies the stylistic characteristics of the ‘virtuosi’ by referring to three works by three different composers. It includes comments on the social and musical significance of the “virtuosi” and discusses to what extent their arrival was a consequence …