Late piano sonatas (Beethoven)
The late piano sonatas of Ludwig van Beethoven usually refer to the last five piano sonatas the composer composed during his late period.
Some compilations may include Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 as one of Beethoven's late piano sonatas.
Recordings
Complete cycle:
Partial cycle (3 or more):
Of the five sonatas, the last one (in C minor) is the most often recorded, as heard in interpretations by Julius Katchen , Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli , Mikhail Pletnev , Ivo Pogorelić , and Anatol Ugorski .
See also
Early sonatas
No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1 No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2 No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3 No. 4 in E♭ (Grand Sonata) No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1 No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2 No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3 No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique) No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1 No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2 No. 11 in B♭ No. 12 in A♭ No. 13 in E♭ No. 14 in C♯ (Moonlight) No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 (Pastoral) Middle sonatas
No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1 No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 (The Tempest) No. 18 in E♭ (The Hunt) No. 19 in G minor and No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (Waldstein) No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata) No. 24 in F♯ (À Thérèse) No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 No. 26 in E♭ (Les adieux) No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 Late sonatas Duo Unnumbered (WoO ) Doubtful (Anh. ) Related works
