Replay TV Beethoven - Sonate pour piano no 10, op 14 no 2 - Sonate pour piano no 10, op 14 no 2

The second of Beethoven's Op. 14 piano sonatas dedicated to the Baroness Josefa von Braun. The sonata No. 10 in G major is characterised by a significant degree of wit and expression, with rhythmic ambiguity and unexpected harmonic shifts employed throughout. The final "Scherzo" movement is in fact in rondo form, with the primary theme undergoing a wide variety of changes before finishing in what would be the very lowest register of the piano during the classical era. This performance is taken from Daniel Barenboim's highly esteemed complete rendition of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, recorded at the Palais Rasumofsky, Vienna, Austria, in 1983.