Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2
Everyone knows the quiet first movement; the Presto agitato is the storm. Following its sonata form section by section made the coda feel even wilder.
Listening since July 2026
Learning to hear the form, one symphony at a time.
This year, by form
Everyone knows the quiet first movement; the Presto agitato is the storm. Following its sonata form section by section made the coda feel even wilder.
With the map open I finally heard how the four-note idea runs through the whole first movement, even underneath the second theme. The oboe's small solo in the recapitulation stopped me every time.
Only two movements and nothing feels missing. The development is built from the quiet line the basses open with, not from the famous cello tune, and it is darker for it.