Piano Sonata No. 22 (Beethoven)

Beethoven, c. 1804–1805; painted by Joseph Willibrord Mähler (1778–1860)

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54, was written in 1804. It is contemporary to the first sketches of the Symphony No. 5 in C Minor. It is one of Beethoven's lesser known sonatas, overshadowed by its widely known neighbours, the Waldstein and the Appassionata.[citation needed]