Piano Sonata in B minor (Liszt)

Piano Sonata
by Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt portrait, 1856
KeyB minor
CatalogueS.178
Composed1842 (1842)–1853
DedicationRobert Schumann
Performed27 January 1857 (1857-01-27): Berlin
Published1854 (1854)
Duration30 min.
Movements1

The Piano Sonata in B minor (German: Klaviersonate h-moll), S.178, is a single movement piano sonata by Franz Liszt. Liszt completed the work during his time in Weimar, Germany in 1853, a year before it was published in 1854 and performed in 1857. He dedicated the piece to Robert Schumann, in return for Schumann's dedication to Liszt in his Fantasie in C major, Op. 17. A typical performance of this piece lasts around 30 minutes.[1]

  1. ^ Young 2009, p. 18