Piano Sonata No. 18 (Beethoven)

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The Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1802 and published as the third and last of his Op. 31 piano sonatas. It consists of four movements:

Allegro
Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
Presto con fuoco

The form of the sonata is unusual because it does not have a slow movement, which is instead replaced with a scherzo and followed by a minuet, before launching into the spirited finale. A playful jocularity is maintained throughout the piece, earning it the occasional nickname of The Hunt.

by Ludwig van Beethoven
Op. 2 No. 1 \| Op. 2 No. 2 \| Op. 2 No. 3 \| Op. 7 \| Op. 10 No. 1 \| Op. 10 No. 2 \| Op. 10 No. 3 \| Op. 13 (Pathetique) \| Op. 14 No. 1 \| Op. 14 No. 2 \| Op. 22 \| Op. 26 \| Op. 27 No. 1 (Quasi una fantasia) \| Op. 27 No. 2 (Quasi una fantasia — Moonlight) \| Op. 28 (Pastoral) \| Op. 31 No. 1 \| Op. 31 No. 2 (Tempest) \| Op. 31 No. 3 \| Op. 49 Nos. 1 and 2 \| Op. 53 (Waldstein) \| Op. 54 \| Op. 57 (Appassionata) \| Op. 78 (A Therese) \| Op. 79 \| Op. 81a (Les adieux) \| Op. 90 \| Op. 101 \| Op. 106 (Hammerklavier) \| Op. 109 \| Op. 110 \| Op. 111

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