Beethoven Piano Sonatas

The piano would remain Ludwig Van Beethoven’s faithful companion during the process of discovering his most innovative compositional techniques. Apart from a series of variations, piano concertos and chamber music, Beethoven’s oeuvre for piano solo consists of no less than 32 piano sonatas, developed over a 30 year time span. Even though the technical difficulty of Beethoven’s sonatas is very high, not one note is exempt from a functional or dramatic sense. His ability to combine structures and ideas of increasing complexity into a strong unity was of the utmost importance.