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Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 28 in A Major - Argerich, Piano

Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 28 – Martha Argerich

Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 28 in A major, Op. 101, was written in 1816 and was dedicated to the pianist Baroness Dorothea Ertmann, née Graumen. This sonata marks the beginning of what is generally regarded as Ludwig van Beethoven’s final period.

Chopin - Sonata No 3 in B Minor - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 – Martha Argerich

Chopin’s Piano Sonata No 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, is the last of the composer’s piano sonatas. Completed in 1844 and dedicated to Countess Émilie de Perthuis, the work is considered to be one of Frédéric Chopin’s most difficult compositions, both technically and musically.

Anne-Sophie Mutter and Martha Argerich perform César Franck's Sonata for violin and piano in A Major.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata / Violin

Franck – Violin Sonata – Anne-Sophie Mutter, Martha Argerich

The Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best-known compositions, and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written.

Chopin - Sonata No 2 in B-Flat Minor - Yuja Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 2 – Yuja Wang

Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, is a piano sonata in four movements. Frédéric Chopin completed the work while living in George Sand’s manor in Nohant, some 250 km (160 mi) south of Paris, a year before it was published in 1840. The third movement of the Piano Sonata No 2 is Chopin’s famous funeral march.

Beethoven - Sonata No. 28 - Vladimir Horowitz, Piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 28 – Vladimir Horowitz

Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 28 in A major, Op. 101, was written in 1816 and was dedicated to the pianist Baroness Dorothea Ertmann, née Graumen. This sonata marks the beginning of what is generally regarded as Ludwig van Beethoven’s final period.

Beethoven - Sonata No 31 in A-Flat Major - Grimaud, Piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 31 – Hélène Grimaud

The Piano Sonata No 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110, by Ludwig van Beethoven was composed in 1821. It is the central piano sonata in the group of three (Op 109, 110, 111) which he wrote between 1820 and 1822, and the thirty-first of his published piano sonatas.

Evgeny Kissin and Martha Argerich play Mozart's sonata for piano four hands in C major

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Duet / Piano / Sonata

Mozart – Sonata for Piano 4 Hands – Argerich; Kissin

Mozart has written only six – or even five, the authenticity of some work has been disputed – sonata for piano four hands.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 2 – Hélène Grimaud

Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, is a piano sonata in four movements. Frédéric Chopin completed the work while living in George Sand’s manor in Nohant, some 250 km (160 mi) south of Paris, a year before it was published in 1840.

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 28 in A Major - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 28 – Hélène Grimaud

This sonata marks the beginning of what is generally regarded as Ludwig van Beethoven’s final period, where the forms are more complex, ideas more wide-ranging, textures more polyphonic, and the treatment of the themes and motifs even more sophisticated than before.

Chopin - Piano Sonata No 2 in B-Flat Minor - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 2 – Hélène Grimaud

Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, is a piano sonata in four movements. Frédéric Chopin completed the work while living in George Sand’s manor in Nohant, some 250 km (160 mi) south of Paris, a year before it was published in 1840.