Home / Music / Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata culminated his late piano periodMusic linernotes album music ludwig-van-beethovenBeethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata culminated his late piano periodBeethoven completed it in 1818 and dedicated it to Archduke Rudolf of Austria. It was published in 1819 and represented the culmination of his ’late period’ piano writing. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesBeethoven's Op. 135 is the lightest of the late quartets — short, Classical, almost playfulBeethoven's First Symphony nods to Haydn and Mozart but the sforzandi are all his ownBeethoven's Hammerklavier held the title for longest standard piano sonataBeethoven's String Quartet No. 14 has seven connected movementsBeethoven's String Quartet No. 15 has five movementsExploreHowlin' Wolf cut The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions in May 1970The Beach Boys recorded SMiLE sessions across 1966 and 1967The Beach Boys' SMiLE Sessions came out November 1, 2011June Christy recorded Something Cool over a two-year stretchAutechre's Peel Session tracks date from their Tri Repetae eraPrevious Beethoven's late quartets were considered nearly unplayableNext Beethoven's Hammerklavier held the title for longest standard piano sonata