Sonata No. 24 (2nd Movement: Allegro vivace)
Sonata · in F♯ major · Op. 78
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770–1827
F♯ major
Key
Sonata
Form
Allegro vivace
Tempo
Op. 78
Catalogue
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Themes & character
Witty finale·Only two movements·Conversational exchanges·Composed 1809
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 78
- Key
- F♯ major
- Tempo / character
- Allegro vivace
- Form
- Sonata
About the piece
The finale of the compact Op. 78 sonata, composed in 1809. With only two movements and a modest total length, the sonata is among Beethoven's most concentrated, and this closing movement is full of quick, teasing exchanges between the hands.
Its lightness is deceptive: the constant leaps and rapid alternation demand considerable precision, and the movement is harder to bring off cleanly than it sounds.
The composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
1770–1827
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, he was mentored during the Classical period, and his musical style was a key driver of the transition to Romantic music, and the expansion of instrumental forms such as the symphony, the piano sonata and the string quartet. His compositions have attracted extraordinary casual and scholarly interest, and remain among the most performed in the world.
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