Beethoven on Board - Sonata No. 2 in A Major


Allegro vivace (1)

Bars 1 - 57

Written in the same year as the previous sonata, the first movement opens with a far brighter mood possibly evoking a pastoral setting with the cuckoo calls. This early work still carries a strong influence of Haydn and Mozart, but there are some developments, including some striking modulations for the time period.

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