Piano Sonata No. 12 (Beethoven)

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Piano Sonata No.12
by Ludwig van Beethoven
1801 engraving by Johann Joseph Neidl, after a now-lost portrait of Beethoven by Gandolph Ernst Stainhauser von Treuberg, ca. 1800
Key	A-flat major
Opus	26
Composed	1800-01
Duration	20-22 minutes
Movements	4

First movement

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Second movement

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Third movement

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Fourth movement

Played by Artur Schnabel in 1932

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Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Piano Sonata No. 12 in A♭ major, Op. 26, in 1800–1801, around the same time as he completed his First Symphony. He dedicated the sonata to Prince Karl von Lichnowsky, who had been his patron since 1792.

Consisting of four movements, the sonata takes around 20–22 minutes to perform.