An athletic movement that has a bright disposition. The second theme of exposition contains some striking modulations for the time period. A large portion of the development section is in F major, which contains a third relationship with the key of the work, A major. A difficult, but beautiful canonic section is also to be found in the development. The recapitulation contains no coda and the movement ends quietly and unassumingly.
| Date of composition | 1795 |
| Dedicated to | Franz Joseph Haydn |
| Type | Sonata |
| Tonality | A Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 2 |
| Approx. duration | 24 minutes |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Autotranslations beta |
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate pour piano n°2 en la majeur, Op. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata per pianoforte n. 2 in la maggiore, Op. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate Nr. 2 für Klavier A-dur, Op. 2 |
Igor Levit performs Beethoven - Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No.2 at the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (March, 2005, Tel Aviv). Since its inception in 1974, the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition is one of the foremost Piano Competitions in the world. Arthur Rubinstein, who gave his blessing to the competition, headed the jury of the first two competitions (1974 & 1977). The competition, is held every three years in Tel Aviv, Israel. Subscribe for more classical piano music videos: http://www.youtube.com/AthurRubinstein http://www.arims.org.il