Ludwig van Beethoven - Quasi Una Fantasia

Beethoven composed his Sonata no. 13 'Quasi una fantasia' Op. 27 no. 1 in 1800-1, dedicated to Princess Josephine von Liechtenstein. . He had already made a name as a pianist and composer, and was starting to explore alternatives to Vienesse traditions.The most famous works of his middle period were yet to come. Sketches for the work survive, but the original autograph copy is lost. The sonata shares it subtitle with the so called Moonlight Sonata and, unlike the latter, it's played without pauses between movements, in the manner of most fantasias.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. The crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time. Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven moved to Vienna in his early 20s, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. His hearing began to deteriorate in the late 1790s, yet he continued to compose, conduct, and perform, even after becoming completely deaf.

Ludwig van Beethoven lived from December 17, 1770 - March 26, 1827

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Performed by - Paul Pitman

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