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Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17

Season 1, Episode 17 • Music
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Type: Piano solo
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Program: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 “The Tempest”
Soloist: Daniel Barenboim
Location: Palais Rasumofsky, Vienna, Austria
Year: 1984

Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 17, “The Tempest”, brings a dramatic, searching intensity to one of Beethoven’s most atmospheric sonatas. He gives the opening movement tension and mystery, letting its sudden pauses, and stormy outbursts unfold with controlled urgency. The slow movement is shaped with spacious lyricism and quiet gravity, while the finale moves with a restless, shadowed momentum. Barenboim’s interpretation captures the sonata as psychological drama.

Tags
Chamber Music, Classical, Piano Solo, Daniel Barenboim, Beethoven, Brilliant Beethoven
Cast
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 “The Tempest” Program
Daniel Barenboim Soloist

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