Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 (Beethoven)

Movements

i Andante – Allegro vivace, ii Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace

Notes

This short, almost enigmatic work demonstrates in a concentrated form how Beethoven was ready to challenge and even subvert the sonata structures he inherited from composers such as Haydn and Mozart.

Performances