The first movement is in sonata form. The development is based on the C-G-C tag which concludes the exposition, with no clear use of any other material from the exposition. However, it creates many wonderful melodies, some of which can be moderately difficult to play. The recapitulation is unusual because the 1st theme returns in D major before modulating back to tonic for the 2nd theme.

Date of composition 1797 in Vienna, Austria
First published 1798 Joseph Eder
Type Sonata
Tonality F Major
Catalogue Op. 10
Approx. duration 14 minutes
Instruments Piano
Autotranslations beta Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate pour piano n°6 en fa majeur, Op. 10
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata per pianoforte n. 6 in fa maggiore, Op. 10
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate Nr. 6 für Klavier F-dur, Op. 10