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Beethoven Piano Sonata Keyscapes

This page shows keyscapes for all of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Click on each keyscape plot to view a larger version.

The following keyscapes are colored relative to the tonic key of the movement: green = tonic, light blue = dominant, yellow = subdominant, purple = submediant (or relative minor for a major tonic), red = median (or relative major for a minor tonic), dark blue = supertonic (or dominant of the dominant), sea green = Neapolitan and subtonic = orange (or subdominant of the subdominant). Click here to view keyscapes colored without transposing to C.

Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2/1

1. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor

2. Adagio
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major

3. Minuet: Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor

4. Prestissimo
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor

Piano Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 2/2

1. Allegro vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
A major

2. Largo appassionato
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major

3. Scherzo: Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
A major

4. Rondo: Grazioso
(score) (kern) (midi)
A major

Piano Sonata no. 3 in C major, op. 2/3

1. Allegro con brio
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

2. Adagio
(score) (kern) (midi)
E major

3. Scherzo: Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

4. Allegro assai
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

Piano Sonata no. 4 in E♭ major ("Grand Sonata"), op. 7

1. Allegro molto e con brio
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

2. Largo, con gran expressione
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

3. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

4. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

Piano Sonata no. 5 in C Minor, op. 10/1

1. Allegro molto e con brio
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor

2. Adagio molto
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

3. Finale: Prestissimo
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor

Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, op. 10/2

1. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major

2. Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor

3. Presto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major

Piano Sonata no. 7 in D major, op. 10/3

1. Presto
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major

2. Largo e mesto
(score) (kern) (midi)
D minor

3. Minuetto: Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major

4. Rondo: Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major

Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), op. 13

1. Grave—Allegro molto e con brio
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor

2. Adagio cantabile
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

3. Rondo: Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor

Piano Sonata no. 9 in E major, op. 14/1

1. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
E major

2. Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
E minor

3. Rondo: Allegro commodo
(score) (kern) (midi)
E major

Piano Sonata no. 10 in G major, op. 14/2

1. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

2. Andante
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

3. Scherzo: Allegro assai
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

Piano Sonata no. 11 in B♭ major, op. 22

1. Allegro con brio
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major

2. Adagio con molt' espressione
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

3. Minuetto
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major

4. Rondo: Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major

Piano Sonata no. 12 in A♭ major ("Funeral March"), op. 26

1. Andante con variazioni
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

2. Scherzo: Allegro molto
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

3. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe: Maestoso andante
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ minor

4. Rondo: Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

Piano Sonata no. 13 in E♭ major ("Quasi una fantasia"), op. 27/1

1. Andante—Allegro—Andante
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

2. Allegro molto e vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor

3. Adagio con expressione
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

4. Finale: Allegro vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

Piano Sonata no. 14 in C♯ minor ("Moonlight"), op. 27/2

1. Adagio sostenuto
(score) (kern) (midi)
C♯ minor

2. Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
D♭ major

3. Presto agitato
(score) (kern) (midi)
C♯ minor

Piano Sonata no. 15 in D major ("Pastoral"), op. 28

1. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major

2. Andante
(score) (kern) (midi)
D minor

3. Scherzo: Allego vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major

4. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
(score) (kern) (midi)
D major

Piano Sonata no. 16 in G major, op. 31/1

1. Allegro vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

2. Adagio grazioso
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

3. Rondo: Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor ("Tempest"), op. 31/2

1. Largo—Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
D minor

2. Adagio
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major

3. Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
D minor

Piano Sonata no. 18 in E♭ major ("The Hunt"), op. 31/3

1. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

2. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

3. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

4. Presto con fuoco
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, op. 49/1

1. Andante
(score) (kern) (midi)
G minor

2. Rondo: Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, op. 49/2

1. Allegro ma non troppo
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

2. Tempo di minuetto
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major ("Waldstein"), op. 53

1. Allegro con brio
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

2. Introduzione: Adagio molto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major

3. Rondo: Allegretto moderato
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

Piano Sonata no. 22 in F major, op. 54

1. In tempo d'un menuetto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major

2. Allegretto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major

Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor ("Appassionata"), op. 57

1. Allegro assai
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor

2. Andante con moto
(score) (kern) (midi)
D♭ major

3. Allegro ma non troppo
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor

Piano Sonata no. 24 in F♯ major ("À Thérèse"), op. 78

1. Adagio cantabile—Allegro ma non troppo
(score) (kern) (midi)
F♯ major

2. Allegro vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
F♯ major

Piano Sonata no. 25 in G major ("Cuckoo"), op. 79

1. Presto alla tedesca
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

2. Andante
(score) (kern) (midi)
G minor

3. Vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
G major

Piano Sonata no. 26 in E♭ major ("Les Adieux"), op. 81a

1. Les Adieux: Adagio—Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

2. L'Absence: Andante espressivo
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor

3. Le Retour: Vivacissimamente
(score) (kern) (midi)
E♭ major

Piano Sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90

1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
(score) (kern) (midi)
E minor

2. Rondo: Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
(score) (kern) (midi)
E major

Piano Sonata no. 28 in A major, op. 101

1. Allegro ma non troppo
(score) (kern) (midi)
A major

2. Vivace alla marcia
(score) (kern) (midi)
F major

3. Adagio ma non troppo con affetto
(score) (kern) (midi)
A minor

4. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
A major

Piano Sonata no. 29 in B♭ major ("Hammerklavier"), op. 106

1. Allegro
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major

2. Scherzo: Assai vivace
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major

3. Adagio sostenuto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F♯ minor

4. Introduzione: Largo—Fuga: Allegro risoluto
(score) (kern) (midi)
B♭ major

Piano Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109

1. Vivace ma non troppo
(score) (kern) (midi)
E major

2. Prestissimo
(score) (kern) (midi)
E minor

3. Andante
(score) (kern) (midi)
E major

Piano Sonata no. 31 in A♭ major, op. 110

1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ major

2. Scherzo: Allegro molto
(score) (kern) (midi)
F minor

3. Adagio ma non troppo
(score) (kern) (midi)
A♭ minor

Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111

1. Maestoso—Allegro con brio ed appassionato
(score) (kern) (midi)
C minor

2. Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile
(score) (kern) (midi)
C major

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