Piano Sonata No. 3 (Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3, is a sonata written for solo piano, composed in 1796. It is dedicated to Joseph Haydn. The sonata was written three years prior to Beethoven's widely known Pathétique Sonata in C minor.
This work is often referred to as Beethoven's first virtuosic piano sonata. It is the weightiest of the three Opus 2 sonatas and is nearly ten minutes longer.
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