Beethoven: Klaviersonate Nr. 5 C-moll Opus 10 Nr. 1 (Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor Op. 10 No. 1)

Editor: Bertha Antonia Wallner ► Piano Sonata no. 5 in c minor op. 10 no. 1 is dedicated to Anna Margarete von Browne, the wife of one of Beethoven’s patrons, a Russian diplomat in Vienna. All 3 sonatas of his Opus 10 are dedicated to Countess von Browne. The first movement of the sonata has a 3/4 meter, the second movement 2/4, and the final movement 2/2. Beethoven’s 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.