Piano Sonata No. 2 (Beethoven)
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Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2, was written in 1795 and dedicated to Joseph Haydn. It was published simultaneously with his first and third sonatas in 1796.
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Piano Sonata No. 2 | |
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by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
Key | A major |
Opus | 2/2 |
Style | Classical period |
Form | Piano sonata |
Composed | 1795 (1795) |
Dedication | Joseph Haydn |
Published | 1796, Vienna |
Publisher | Artaria |
Duration | 22 minutes |
Movements | 4 |
Audio samples | |
I. Allegro vivace (6:31) | |
II. Largo appassionato (7:26) | |
III. Scherzo: Allegretto (3:27) | |
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Donald Francis Tovey wrote, "The second sonata is flawless in execution and entirely beyond the range of Haydn and Mozart in harmonic and dramatic thought, except in the Finale."[1]
A typical performance of the entire sonata lasts about 22 minutes.
The sonata was the first Beethoven sonata to reach America and was performed in New York on June 5, 1807.[citation needed]