Beethoven - Fantasia in G minor, Op. 77 - Cyprien Katsaris Piano

Beethoven (1770-1827) composed this piece in 1809 and it was published in 1810. The following description of this piece is by John Palmer: “Completed in October, 1809, the Fantasia for Piano in G minor, Op. 77, was commissioned by Muzio Clementi (1752-1832), whose London publishing firm printed the work in 1810. The piece is dedicated to Count Franz Brunsvik (1777-1849), a capable cellist. Beethoven, always trying to maximize his income, also sold the publication rights to the Fantasy to Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig, whose edition appeared in November, 1810, only two months after Clementi’s in England. That Beethoven composed this flight of fancy when he did is somewhat ironic, for he was attempting, for the first time in his life, to settle down, live without hotels and restaurants and to establish a real “home“ where he would sleep and eat his meals. Carl Czerny (1791-1857), a composer who studied piano with Beethoven in 1801-3, described the Fantasy, Op. 77 as variations “in a mixed form, one idea foll