Type: Piano Solo
Location: Berlin State Opera House
Soloist: Daniel Barenboim
Composer: Beethoven
Year: 1984

This is one of Beethoven's most unusual, moving, and structurally innovative sonatas and Barenboim’s interpretation brings out its poetic depth. The piece is deeply personal, and introspective, filled with tenderness and quiet nobility, not stormy outbursts. Unlike typical sonatas of the time, No. 12 does not begin with a fast sonata-allegro movement. It opens with a quiet, reflective exploration moving to the third movement with a rare and powerful funeral march and a fast, brilliant finale.