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The late piano sonatas of
Ludwig van Beethoven usually refer to the last five piano sonatas the composer composed during his late period.
Some compilations may include
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 as one of Beethoven's late piano sonatas.
Recordings
Complete cycle:
Partial cycle (3 or more):
Of the five sonatas, the last one (in C minor) is the most often recorded, as heard in interpretations by
Julius Katchen ,
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ,
Mikhail Pletnev ,
Ivo Pogorelić , and
Anatol Ugorski .
See also
Early sonatas
No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2/1
No. 2 in A major, Op. 2/2
No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3
No. 4 in E♭ major, Op. 7 (Grand Sonata)
No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10/1
No. 6 in F major, Op. 10/2
No. 7 in D major, Op. 10/3
No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)
No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1
No. 10 in G major, Op. 14/2
No. 11 in B♭ major, Op. 22
No. 12 in A♭ major, Op. 26
No. 13 in E♭ major, Op. 27/1
No. 14 in C♯ minor, Op. 27/2 (Moonlight)
No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 (Pastoral)
No. 19 in G minor and No. 20 in G major, Op. 49
Middle sonatas
No. 16 in G major, Op. 31/1
No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 (The Tempest)
No. 18 in E♭ major, Op. 31/3 (The Hunt)
No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (Waldstein)
No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
No. 24 in F♯ major, Op. 78 (À Thérèse)
No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
No. 26 in E♭ major, Op. 81a (Les adieux)
No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Late sonatas Duo Unnumbered (
WoO ) Doubtful (
Anh. )