Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Major, opus 79, was written by Beethoven , probably in 1809 and published in 1810 without initiation. The composer himself pointed out that the sonata is very short, and in several editions it is indicated as sonatina . The work is so atypical for this period of Beethoven’s work that many researchers questioned the time of its writing. The sonata was nicknamed “Kuckuckssonate”, due to the specific music reminiscent of cuckoo cuckooing, in the development of the first part.
| Sonata for Piano No. 25 | |
|---|---|
| Composer | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Key | |
| The form | sonata |
| The writing | |
| Time and place of composition | 1809 |
| First post | 1810 |
| Instruments | |
| the piano | |
Structure
The Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 25 consists of three parts: 1) Presto alia tedesca, 2) Andante, 3) Vivace.
The main theme of the first part of the sonata Presto alia tedesca, G-dur, is based on the melody and rhythm of folk German dances .
The second part of the Andante sonata, g-moll, on the contrary, is calm and lyrical.
In the third part of the Vivace sonata, G-dur, dance music thunders again, holistically closing the sonata, full of folklore motifs.
These elements of German folk music in Beethoven's work are in many respects in tune with the political situation of that time, with the growth of the national identity of the German nation [1] .