DCCCLIV. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van: Sonata #1 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 2, No. 1

DCCCLIV. BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827)

Sonata #1 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 2, No. 1 (1793-95)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto -- Allegretto
4. Prestissimo
Andras Schiff, piano
(21:10)

First movement

Mannheim rocket. Dominant minor. Dominant pedal point in the relative major (A-Flat):

Resolving:

Beautiful suspensions resolving back to the tonic:

Two "fake" resolutions (subdominant and relative major):

Second movement

Repurposed from the Third Piano Quartet from 1795 -- Beethoven was 24.

Third movement

Fourth movement

Explosive 1/8th-note triplets; with the exception of bars 5-10, they appear in both hands.

Moving to the relative major (A-Flat) calms things down.

Before returning to the recap in the tonic: