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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2

179525 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 (1795) in four parts: Allegro vivace (sonata form), Largo appassionato (ternary form), Scherzo: Allegretto (minuet and trio) and Rondo: Grazioso (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Ternary form
  3. III: · Minuet and trio
  4. IV: · Rondo
ISonata form0:13–7:33

Bright and athletic, in A major and 2/4. The opens with a falling fourth in , and then a begins. The arrives in E minor, with shimmering harmony, rather than in a settled major . The opens in C major, moves through several keys and includes a passage, where one hand copies the other. A leads back, and the has no , so the ends quietly.

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II Ternary form7:36–14:46
III: Minuet and trio15:03–18:22
IV: Rondo18:25–24:56

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Ludwig van BeethovenPiano sonatasClassical periodA majorSonata formTernary formMinuet and trioRondo

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