So wrote Beethoven from the Austrian spa town of Baden ... without singing any definite notes. When questioned as to what it was he answered, 'A theme for the last movement of the sonata [Op.

Beethoven’s middle movement, Largo, is in E major. Bronfman played the opening like a hymn. The music had a religioso feeling ...

Comprehensive programme notes on each Sonata are available below ... You can also read a general introduction to Beethoven's piano sonatas.