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https://ariellanyi.com - Beethoven's relatively late piano sonata, no. 27, from 1814, has often been called "Schubertian." What is it that associates this two-part sonata with the style of Schubert? One possible answer is the strophic meter of the music, which is characteristic of song writing but rarely appears in Beethoven's later works. Schubert, by contrast, whose "core genre" was the Lieder, naturally imparts strophic rhythm to his music. In Beethoven's sonata Op. 90, the strophic meter can be heard throughout the work, without the rhythmic irregularities characteristic of Beethoven's writing.

https://ariellanyi.com - When one mentions the “Diabelli Variations,” the first thing that comes to mind is of course Beethoven’s set of 33 variations on Diabelli’s simple waltz, in response to his commission to Beethoven for one variation.

https://ariellanyi.com - Thesis, antithesis, and synthesis in Beethoven's Tempest sonata

https://ariellanyi.com - Beethoven's sonata in F major, Op. 10/2