Uploaded November 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Performed by Wilhelm Kempff
Year of recording: 1965
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, by Ludwig van Beethoven, was named Pastoral or Pastorale by Beethoven's publisher at the time, A. Cranz. While not as famous as its immediate predecessor, Piano Sonata No. 14, it is generally admired for its intricate technicality as well as for its beauty, particularly its first movement. The sonata takes roughly twenty-five minutes to play with its intended repeats. The work was published in 1801, and dedicated to the Count Joseph von Sonnenfels.
The sonata is in D major, and follows the typical four-movement form of the classical sonata:
0:00 Allegro, 3/4
7:12 Andante, 2/4
13:33 Scherzo: Allegro vivace, 3/4
15:50 Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo, 6/8
Performed by Wilhelm Kempff
Year of recording: 1965
Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28, by Ludwig van Beethoven, was named Pastoral or Pastorale by Beethoven's publisher at the time, A. Cranz. While not as famous as its immediate predecessor, Piano Sonata No. 14, it is generally admired for its intricate technicality as well as for its beauty, particularly its first movement. The sonata takes roughly twenty-five minutes to play with its intended repeats. The work was published in 1801, and dedicated to the Count Joseph von Sonnenfels.
The sonata is in D major, and follows the typical four-movement form of the classical sonata:
0:00 Allegro, 3/4
7:12 Andante, 2/4
13:33 Scherzo: Allegro vivace, 3/4
15:50 Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo, 6/8
