The Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (colloquially known as the Appassionata, meaning "passionate" in Italian) is a piano sonata that was written by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the Waldstein, Op. 53 and Les Adieux, Op. 81a); it was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. The first edition was published in February 1807 in Vienna.
It was used in A Galactic Goodnight.
Summary[]
In Season 1[]
Throughout A Galactic Goodnight, several movements of the Appassionata piano sonata is heard throughout the episode as background music.
Structure[]
The sonata, in F minor, consists of three movements:
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 - Appassionata[]
- Allegro assai
- Andante con moto
- Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
Episode Appearances[]
Season 1[]
Trivia[]
- the Appassionata was not named during the composer's lifetime, but was so labelled in 1838 by the publisher of a four-hand arrangement of the work. Instead, Beethoven's autograph manuscript of the sonata has "La Pasionata" written on the cover, in Beethoven's hand.
