Listening Guide 37 CD:CHR/STD 4/6–23, SH 2/44–48
Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathétique)(16:27)
DATE OF WORK: 1798
MOVEMENTS: I. Grave, Allegro di molto e con brio; sonata-allegro form, C minor
II. Adagio cantabile; 5-part rondo form, A-flat major
III. Allegro; 7-part rondo form, C minor
(Shorter recordings begin with second movement.)
First Movement: Grave, Allegro di molto e con brio; sonata-allegro form,
4/4 meter, C minor (7:58)
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: Sonata-allegro form with highly contrasting melodic ideas: dark, brooding
slow introduction, followed by urgent rocket theme and lyrical 2nd theme.
Brilliant contrasts in dynamics and register (range) for emotional effect.
Slow introduction unifies movement, returning as a link to the development
and to the coda.
EXPOSITION
0:00 Grave—free, impassioned chords, in
homophonic setting:
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Grave etc.
