Sonata No. 25 (2nd Movement: Andante)
Sonata · in G minor · Op. 79
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770–1827
G minor
Key
Sonata
Form
Andante
Tempo
Op. 79
Catalogue
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Themes & character
Barcarolle character·Melancholy interlude·Rocking accompaniment·From the Cuckoo sonata
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 79
- Key
- G minor
- Tempo / character
- Andante
- Form
- Sonata
About the piece
The slow movement of Beethoven's Op. 79, a brief, wistful piece in G minor whose gently rocking accompaniment has often been likened to a barcarolle, the boat song of Venetian gondoliers.
It provides a moment of genuine melancholy between the two cheerful outer movements of an otherwise sunny and unpretentious sonata.
The composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
1770–1827
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, he was mentored during the Classical period, and his musical style was a key driver of the transition to Romantic music, and the expansion of instrumental forms such as the symphony, the piano sonata and the string quartet. His compositions have attracted extraordinary casual and scholarly interest, and remain among the most performed in the world.
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