beethoven piano sonata no. 3 in c major, op 2, no. 3 performed by garrick ohlsson
TRANSCRIPT
BEETHOVEN PIANO SONATA No. 3 in C Major, Op 2, No. 3
performed by
GARRICK OHLSSON
Idea (theme)
Idea, slightly varied
Idea extended
Transition idea (“passage work”)
Transition idea repeated, but changed at end
Another transition idea, a tune (a theme) heading to a goal . . .
ARRIVAL! But not where we expected . . .
(minor key instead of major)
Is this the second theme?
(it seems to be)
Is this the second theme?
Yes, I’m pretty sure now, but we are still headed to another goal . . .
A new theme, in a major key
A new theme, in a major key
Seems rather generously long . . .
That transition passage work again
Cool rhythmic dislocation
Heavy accent on 2
New theme (closing theme)
Idea (theme)
That means this is probably the
repeat of exposition
Idea, slightly varied
Yes, this is the repeat of the exposition
Idea extended
Transition idea (“passage work”)
Transition idea repeated, but changed at end
Another transition idea, a tune (a theme) heading to a goal . . .
ARRIVAL! But not where we expected . . .
(minor key instead of major)
Is this the second theme?
(no doubt about it now)
more the second theme
Heading back to that other goal . . .
A new theme, in a major key
(I think now I understand why it seems relatively long and almost static – this is needed to balance that ambiguous second theme)
That transition passage work again
Cool rhythmic dislocation
Heavy accent on 2
New theme (closing theme)
Development
Variation on closing theme, then rich unpredictable harmonic progression – where is it going?
Back home? Recapitulation?
NO! Fake out – wrong key and we’re off into uncharted harmonic
territory again
Cool rhythmic dislocation
Variation on opening theme, leading to . . .
HOME!
Sneaky return
Business as usual (recapitulation)
• Opening theme (in C Major, as in the beginning)
Business as usual (recapitulation)
• Opening theme
• Transitional material, tweaked
Business as usual (recapitulation)
• Opening theme
• Transitional material, tweaked
• Second theme, still in minor, but C minor(first time it was in G minor. Can you hear a difference? I’m not sure I do)
Business as usual (recapitulation)
• Opening theme
• Transitional material, tweaked
• Second theme, still in minor, but C minor
• Third theme (now in C Major; it was in G Major)
Business as usual (recapitulation)
• Opening theme
• Transitional material, tweaked
• Second theme, still in minor, but C minor
• Third theme (now in G Major)
• Closing theme (in C Major, the appropriate key for wrapping things up)
What the???? Harmonic swampland!
? What the???? ? A cadenza??
(A cadenza is a free section for the soloist in a concerto. This is a sonata, not a concerto!)
OK, only joking . . .Opening idea
Transition material “cleansed” and simplified
loud then soft ending
Loud, athletic ending