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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1

180117 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 (1801) in four parts: Andante (rondo), Allegro molto e vivace (ternary form), Adagio (ternary form) and Finale: Allegro vivace (sonata-rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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AnalysisComments
  1. I · Rondo
  2. II molto e · Ternary form
  3. III · Ternary form
  4. IV: · Sonata-rondo
IRondo0:21–5:45

It opens quietly in E-flat major with a plain, almost insistent (A) in short four- phrases. A contrasting idea (B) arrives and the . Then the and volume jump: a lively in C major, with fast sixteenth-note runs, interrupts. The comes back with further , and a quiet leads on without a break into the .

  1. A
  2. B
II molto e Ternary form5:46–8:08
IIITernary form8:09–11:18
IV: Sonata-rondo11:20–16:55

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

At a glance

  1. I. AndanteRondo · 5 min · 89 bars · quarter note ≈ 64 bpm
  2. II. Allegro molto e vivaceTernary form · 2 min · 148 bars · dotted half note ≈ 94 bpm
  3. III. AdagioTernary form · 3 min · 26 bars · eighth note ≈ 54 bpm
  4. IV. Finale: Allegro vivaceSonata-rondo · 6 min · 285 bars · quarter note ≈ 136 bpm
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1, I. Andante: first page of the score
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Questions

How long is Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1?
About 17 min in this recording, in 4 movements: I 5 min, II 2 min, III 3 min and IV 6 min.
What form are its movements in?
I: rondo, II: ternary form, III: ternary form and IV: sonata-rondo.
How fast is it played?
In this recording, measured from the score: I quarter note ≈ 64 bpm, II dotted half note ≈ 94 bpm, III eighth note ≈ 54 bpm and IV quarter note ≈ 136 bpm.
Is there a score of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1?
Yes, of every movement.

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