Monday, August 24, 2009

2 Sonata Movements for Piano in F major (1788 – 1790)

Biamonti 21, WoO 50, Hess 53
Written for Beethoven's friend Franz Gerhard Wegeler, Biamonti 21 consists of a brisk opening movement for piano and a fragmentary allegretto. It took me some time to get my fingers around this awkward first movement, but after doing so, it became rather fun to play. The phrases aren't what you'd expect, and the Alberti bass plays some tricks on you as well - Beethoven puts in a little countermelody at some point. The second sonata movement is a tender pastoral in 3/4. Published in the Ninth volume of the Hess addenda.
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