Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2

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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 is an early four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven that showcases his emerging individual style and virtuosic writing within the classical tradition.

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Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano sonata ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd 1795 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart 1794 ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire classical piano repertoire ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 2 No. 2 ⓘ
composer Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
countryOfFirstPublication Austria ⓘ
dedicatedTo Joseph Haydn ⓘ
firstMovementForm sonata form ⓘ
firstMovementKey A major ⓘ
firstMovementTempo Allegro vivace ⓘ
followedBy Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 ⓘ
followsTraditionOf Classical Viennese sonata ⓘ
fourthMovementForm sonata form ⓘ
fourthMovementKey A major ⓘ
fourthMovementTempo Rondo: Grazioso ⓘ
genre Classical piano sonata ⓘ
influencedBy Joseph Haydn ⓘ
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
key A major ⓘ
languageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
movements 4 ⓘ
notableFeature early example of Beethoven’s emerging individual style ⓘ
strong contrasts in dynamics and character ⓘ
use of scherzo instead of minuet in third movement ⓘ
virtuosic piano writing ⓘ
notableRecordingArtists Alfred Brendel ⓘ
Daniel Barenboim ⓘ
Wilhelm Kempff ⓘ
numberInSet 2 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 2 No. 2 ⓘ
originalInstrumentation piano ⓘ
period Classical period ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
precededBy Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 ⓘ
publicationYear 1796 ⓘ
publisher Artaria ⓘ
secondMovementForm ternary form ⓘ
secondMovementKey E major ⓘ
secondMovementTempo Largo appassionato ⓘ
set Three Piano Sonatas, Op. 2 ⓘ
style early Beethoven ⓘ
thirdMovementForm scherzo and trio ⓘ
thirdMovementKey A minor ⓘ
thirdMovementTempo Scherzo: Allegretto ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration 22–25 minutes ⓘ
workNumberInBeethovenPianoSonatas 2 ⓘ
workOf Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ

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Beethoven piano sonatas → hasPart → Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 → relatedWork → Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 ⓘ
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 → relativeWork → Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 ⓘ