CXCI. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata #5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1

CXCI. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827)

Piano Sonata #5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1 (1796-98)
1. Allegro molto e con brio
2. Adagio molto
3. Prestissimo
Daniel Barenboim, piano
(19:13)

From the Early Period -- yet filled with the type of nervous energy which we will find in the Middle and Late works ...

First Movement

Sonata form. Contrasting forte and piano:

Theme:

Transition:

Secondary Theme:

Second Movement

A stunning Adagio:

with some sick runs (including 128th-notes!):

Third Movement

Sonata form.

and see if these bars seem familiar!

(Fifth Symphony)

The sonata ends in the relative major (C) in a calm V-I hush!