Piano Sonata No. 12 (Beethoven)
| Piano Sonata No.12 | |
|---|---|
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
1801 engraving by Johann Joseph Neidl, after a now-lost portrait of Beethoven by Gandolph Ernst Stainhauser von Treuberg, ca. 1800 | |
| Key | A-flat major |
| Opus | 26 |
| Composed | 1800-01 |
| Duration | 20-22 minutes |
| Movements | 4 |
Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Piano Sonata No. 12 in A♭ major, Op. 26, in 1800–1801, around the same time as he completed his First Symphony. He dedicated the sonata to Prince Karl von Lichnowsky, who had been his patron since 1792.
Consisting of four movements, the sonata takes around 20–22 minutes to perform.
The autograph manuscript of the sonata is preserved in the Jagiellonian Library.