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| Piano Sonata No. 15 |
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 Beethoven in c. 1804–1805 |
| Key | D major |
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| Opus | 28 |
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| Composed | 1801 |
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| Duration | 23-24 minutes |
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| Movements | 4 |
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, also called Pastoral or Pastorale, Op. 28, is a piece of music for solo piano. It was written and published in 1801. The sonata was dedicated to count Joseph von Sonnenfels.[1][2][3]
The sonata is approximately 23-24 minutes long.[3]
The sonata is in four movements:[3]
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| Early sonatas |
- No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1
- No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2
- No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3
- No. 4 in E♭ major, Op. 7 (Grand Sonata)
- No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1
- No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2
- No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3
- No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
- No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1
- No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2
- No. 11 in B♭ major, Op. 22
- No. 12 in A♭ major, Op. 26
- No. 13 in E♭ major, Op. 27/1
- No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 27/2 (Moonlight)
- No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 (Pastoral)
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| Middle sonatas |
- No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1
- No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 (The Tempest)
- No. 18 in E♭ major, Op. 31/3 (The Hunt)
- No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49/1
- No. 20 in G major, Op. 49/2
- No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (Waldstein)
- No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
- No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
- No. 24 in F♯ major, Op. 78 (À Thérèse)
- No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
- No. 26 in E♭ major, Op. 81a (Les adieux)
- No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
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| Late sonatas | |
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| Duo | |
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| Unnumbered (WoO) | |
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| Doubtful (Anh.) | |
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