The Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, was composed in 1801/02 by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is usually referred to as "The Tempest" (or Der Sturm in his native German), but the sonata was not given this title by Beethoven, or indeed referred to as such during his lifetime. The name comes from a claim by his associate Anton Schindler that the sonata was inspired by the Shakespeare play. However, much of Schindler's information is distrusted by classical music scholars. The British music scholar Donald Francis Tovey says in A Companion to Beethoven's Pianoforte Sonatas:
| Date of composition | 1802 |
| First published | 1803 Nageli |
| Type | Sonata |
| Tonality | D Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 31 |
| Approx. duration | 25 minutes |
| Instruments | Piano |
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Transcription from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest", first movement
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Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate pour piano n°17 en ré mineur, Op. 31 "The Tempest" Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata per pianoforte n. 17 in re minore, Op. 31 "The Tempest" Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate Nr. 17 für Klavier d-moll, Op. 31 "The Tempest" |