Tovey wrote, "Sir Hubert Parry has aptly compared the opening of [this sonata] with that of the finale of Mozart's G minor symphony to show how much closer Beethoven's texture is. The slow movement ... well illustrates the rare cases in which Beethoven imitates Mozart to the detriment of his own proper richness of tone and thought, while the finale in its central episode brings a misapplied and somewhat diffuse structure in Mozart's style into a direct conflict with themes as Beethovenish in their terseness as in their sombre passion."
| Date of composition | 1795 |
| First published | Vienna, Arteria |
| Dedicated to | Franz Joseph Haydn |
| Type | Sonata |
| Tonality | F Minor |
| Catalogue | Op. 2 |
| Approx. duration | 18 minutes |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Autotranslations beta |
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate pour piano n°1 en fa mineur, Op. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata per pianoforte n. 1 in fa minore, Op. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate Nr. 1 für Klavier f-moll, Op. 2 |