Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

wrote two

rondo The rondo is an instrumental musical form introduced in the Classical period. Etymology The English word ''rondo'' comes from the Italian form of the French ''rondeau'', which means "a little round". Despite the common etymological root, rondo ...

s for solo piano in 1797: # Rondo in C major, Op. 51, No. 1 # Rondo in G major, Op. 51, No. 2 The second rondo bears a dedication to Countess Henriette von Lichnowsky in later editions.

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originally published both Rondos without dedications in October 1797. During this time, the composer also wrote the Rondo "

Rage Over a Lost Penny The "" in G major, Op. 129 (Italian for "Rondo in the Hungarian .e. gypsystyle, almost a caprice"), is a piano rondo by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is better known by the title ''Rage Over a Lost Penny, Vented in a Caprice'' (from ). This titl ...

" (which was published only posthumously as Op. 129), and the three Piano Sonatas, Op. 10.

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European Archive
Copyright free LP recording of the two Rondo’s 51 by Hugo Steurer, piano at the European Archive (for non-American viewers only). Piano solos by Ludwig van Beethoven 1797 compositions Compositions in C major Compositions in G major {{classical-composition-stub