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Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1

179815 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 (1798) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Allegretto (ternary form) and Rondo: Allegro commodo (rondo).

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II · Ternary form
  3. III: · Rondo
ISonata form0:18–7:13

The climbs in rising fourths over rebounding chords, and answering phrases are echoed between octaves like separate string players. The leads to a quiet, almost unaccompanied . A four- loud outburst in the third part of the (c) shifts between E minor and E major, and the leads on. The turns the toward A minor. The brings back the in full chords with rising sixteenth-note scales, and the ends quietly.

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IITernary form7:19–11:50
III: Rondo11:53–15:17

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

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