The Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111, is the last of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas. The work was written between 1821 and 1822, and was dedicated to Beethoven's friend, pupil, and patron
Title page of the first edition, with dedication
Beethoven's portrait by F. G. Waldmüller, 1823, a year after the publication of the Piano Sonata No. 32
Beginning of the second movement of the sonata, a hand copy made in Beethoven's time for purposes of publication
Archduke Rudolf of Austria
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Piano Sonata No. 32 (Beethoven)
…last of Ludwig van Beethoven's piano sonatas. The work was written between 1821 and 1822, and was dedicated to Beethoven's friend, pupil, and patron, Archduke Rudolf. The sonata consists of two contrasting movements. The first, in the home key of C minor, is relatively brief, stormy in expression, and notable for…
Portrait by Johann Baptist von Lampi, Vienna Museum