Piano Sonata No. 18 (Beethoven)

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I. Allegro

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II. Scherzo

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III. Menuetto

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IV. Presto con fuoco

Played by Artur Schnabel in 1932

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The Piano Sonata No. 18 in E♭ major, Op. 31, No. 3, is an 1802 sonata for solo piano by Ludwig van Beethoven. A third party gave the piece the nickname "The Hunt" due to one of its themes' resemblance to a horn call.^[1] Beethoven maintains a playful jocularity throughout much of the piece, but as in many of his early works, the jocular style can be heard as a facade, concealing profound ideas and depths of emotion.^{[citation needed]}

Roger Kamien has performed a Schenkerian analysis of facets of chords of the sonata.^[2]