Piano Sonata No. 7 (Beethoven)

The Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major of Beethoven, one of three piano sonatas in his tenth opus, was dedicated to the Countess Anne Margarete von Browne, and written in 1798. This makes it contemporary with his three string trios opus 9, the violin sonatas of opus 12 and the violin romance that became his opus 50 when later published. (The year also saw the premiere of a revised version of his second piano concerto, whose original form had been written and heard in 1795. [1])

It is divided into four movements:

1. Presto
2. Largo e mesto
3. Menuetto: Allegro
4. Rondo: Allegro

The sonata spans approximately 24 minutes. Alan Rich sees connections between the Largo e mesto and Mozart's twentieth concerto with which the composer had come in contact a few years before.

External Link

• Page on Beethoven sonatas with movement headings and dedications
• Article by Alan Rich in LA Weekly