Piano Sonata No. 2 (Beethoven)

Piano Sonata No. 2
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Cover of 1862 edition of Beethoven's first three piano sonatas (Breitkopf & Härtel)
KeyA major
Opus2/2
StyleClassical period
FormPiano sonata
Composed1795 (1795)
DedicationJoseph Haydn
Published1796, Vienna
PublisherArtaria
Duration22 minutes
Movements4
Audio samples
I. Allegro vivace (6:31)
II. Largo appassionato (7:26)
III. Scherzo: Allegretto (3:27)
IV. Rondo: Grazioso (5:48)
Recorded c. 1932, performed by Artur Schnabel

Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2, was written in 1795 for Joseph Haydn. It was made public with his first and third sonatas in 1796. [1]

The sonata is around 22 minutes long.

Movements

The sonata has four movements: [1]

  1. Allegro vivace, 2
    4     (A major)
  2. Largo appassionato, 3
    4     (D major)
  3. Scherzo: Allegretto, 3
    4     (A major → A minor → A major)
  4. Rondo: Grazioso, common time (A major)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tovey, Beethoven, Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition