Piano Sonata No. 10 (Beethoven)

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The Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, op. 14 no. 2, is an early-period work by Ludwig van Beethoven, dedicated to Baroness Josefa von Braun. A typical performance lasts 15 minutes. The first movement incorporates rhythmic instability.

[edit] Form

The sonata is in three movements:

1. Allegro in G major
2. Andante variations in C major
3. Scherzo: Allegro assai in G major

The first movement opens with a brief sixteenth-note phrase which is heavily used throughout. It has many passages in thirty-second notes, limiting the tempo at which it can reasonably be taken. The development features a false recapitulation in E-flat.

The second movement is a set of variations on a theme which is marked "La prima parte senza replica" (first part without repeat). It seems about to end quietly, like the first and last movements, but concludes abruptly with a crashing C major chord.

The third movement, in 3/8 time, is titled "Scherzo" but is actually a rondo in form. It ends quietly, on the very lowest notes of the piano of Beethoven's time, producing a humorous effect.

Piano Sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven

Op. 2, No. 1 | Op. 2, No. 2 | Op. 2, No. 3 | Op. 7 | Op. 10, No. 1 | Op. 10 No. 2 | Op. 10 No. 3 | Op. 13 (Pathétique) | Op. 14, No. 1 | Op. 14, No. 2 | Op. 22 | Op. 26 (Funeral March) | Op. 27, No. 1 (Quasi una fantasia) | Op. 27, No. 2 (Quasi una fantasia — Moonlight) | Op. 28 (Pastoral) | Op. 31, No. 1 | Op. 31, No. 2 (Tempest) | Op. 31, No. 3 (The Hunt) | Op. 49, Nos. 1 and 2 | Op. 53 (Waldstein) | Op. 54 | Op. 57 (Appassionata) | Op. 78 | Op. 79 (Cuckoo) | Op. 81a (Les adieux) | Op. 90 | Op. 101 | Op. 106 (Hammerklavier) | Op. 109 | Op. 110 | Op. 111