The Piano Sonata No. 29 in B♭ major, Op. 106 by Ludwig van Beethoven was composed in 1817 and published in 1818. The sonata is widely viewed as one of the most important works of the composer's third
Beethoven in 1818–19; portrait by Ferdinand Schimon
Sketches for the slow movement of Piano Sonata No. 29, probably of 1818, musical autograph
Hector Berlioz
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Louis-Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, conductor and critic. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requi
Piano Sonata No. 29 (Beethoven)
…classical piano repertoire. The first documented public performance was in 1836 by Franz Liszt in the Salle Érard in Paris to an enthusiastic review by Hector Berlioz. Prior to the creation of the Hammerklavier sonata, the years between 1807 and 1812 were considered one of Beethoven's most productive period. During…
Louis Berlioz, the composer's father c. 1840
The Opéra, in the Rue le Peletier, Paris, c. 1821
Harriet Smithson as Ophelia
Marie ("Camille") Moke, later Pleyel