Beethoven: Sparks of Joy — Piano Sonata No. 12
Notes by Margaret Scialdone In a radical departure from the sonata form, Beethoven opens his Opus 26 piano sonata with a theme and variations followed by a scherzo, and then the famous “Funeral March on the Death of a Hero” (an orchestral arrangement of which was played at Beethoven’s funeral). After his death, this became […]









