Beethoven on Board - Sonata No. 2 in A Major


Largo Appassionato (1)

Bars 1 - 8

The second movement is very different from that of the first sonata and is marked largo, therefore broader than the previous adagio. It starts in the style of a string quartet and features a staccato bass against lyrical chords. This movement is perhaps a foreshadowing of later movements, it’s influence also possibly seen in works by Schubert and Brahms.

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