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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 'Hammerklavier' (Op. 106)

Duration: 20 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

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Stephen Johnson explores Beethoven's piano sonata, the Hammerklavier, Op. 106. Completed in 181, the work is considered to the most imposing of all Beethoven's 32 sonatas. Show more

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