Beethoven - Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven&Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1 was composed some time during 1796–98. The first movement of the sonata has a 3 4 meter, the second movement 2 4, and the final movement 2 2. Beethoven&Piano Sonata No. 5 is a first-period composition, anticipating more notable C minor works such as the Pathétique Sonata and the Fifth Symphony in its nervous energy. Like all three sonatas of his Op. 10, it is dedicated to Anna Margarete von Browne, the wife of one of Beethoven&patrons, a Russian diplomat in Vienna. The sonata is divided into three movements: I. Allegro molto e con brio in C minor II. Adagio molto in A♭ major III. Finale: Prestissimo in C minor The first movement, in sonata form, opens energetically with contrasting loud and soft phrases. The theme is angular in shape, both in its rising arpeggios and its dotted rhythm. The exposition lasts from mm. 1–105. The primary theme, a modified sentence structure, lasts from mm. 1–30. The transition, which is separately thematized and provides a quiet contrast, is in two parts and lasts from mm. 31–55. The secondary theme, which is accompanied by an Alberti bass, lasts from mm. 56–75 and ends with the essential exposition closure. The closing section, in two parts, quotes both secondary and primary themes. The development (after Darcy/Hepokoski&Sonata Theory) is half-rotational and divides into pre-core and core sections (after William...