Piano Sonata No. 2 (Weber)

Carl Maria von Weber's Piano Sonata No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 39, is a piano sonata in four movements. Weber started his piano sonata in 1814 and completed it in 1816.[1]

The sonata is in four movements:

  1. Allegro moderato, con spirito ed assai legato
  2. Andante
  3. Menuetto capriccioso. Presto assai
  4. Rondo. Moderato e molto grazioso

The first movement's themes revolve around tremolos, arpeggiated chords and series of octave passages. The andante is calm and solemn at first, transitioning to a powerful middle section before returning to the style of the beginning. The third movement is titled Menuetto capriccioso, although it's tempo and character are much closer to that of a scherzo. The rondo concluding the sonata sparkles with joy and verve despite some rather trite thematic material.[2]

Notes
  1. "Piano Sonata No 2 in A flat major, J199 Op 39". Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. Gillespie, John (1972). Five centuries of keyboard music; an historical survey of music for harpsichord and piano. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0486228556.
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