The Piano Sonatas - Session 1: The Early Years (1795 - 18??)

Pre-class Music:  

No. 2.  Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ minor.  Popular title: "Moonlight Sonata,"
                         Valentina Lisitsa, piano.  14:30  (link)

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1.   Beethoven:  A Brief Introduction

2.   Piano music before Beethoven: Haydn, Mozart, and Clementi

3.   Beethoven's first years in Vienna  (documentary video - 5:00)

      1.  Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 1, No. 3  (1795)

      2.  Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1  (1796)