Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 was written in the summer of 1814—Beethoven's late Middle period—and dedicated to Prince Moritz von Lichnowsky, a friend and benefactor wh
Opening bars as they appear in Beethoven's completed manuscript.
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26 in E♭ major, Op. 81a, known as Les Adieux, was written during the years 1809 and 1810. This sonata was influenced by Jan Ladislav Dussek's sonata with the sa
Piano Sonata No. 27 (Beethoven)
…von Lichnowsky, a friend and benefactor who was also the dedicatee of the Eroica Variations. Beethoven's previous piano sonata, popularly known as Les Adieux, was composed almost five years before Op. 90. Beethoven's autograph survives and is dated August 16. The sonata was published almost a year later, in…
First two bars of the piece, indicating the syllables "Le-be-wohl" over the three-note theme, here an interrupted cadence.