Barenboim: Beethoven - Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2

At Schloss Hetzenford, Vienna, 1983-1984 Daniel Barenboim - piano Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 0:20 Allegro vivace 8:01 Largo appassionato 15:58 Scherzo: Allegretto 19:23 Rondo grazioso Watch other Beethoven Sonatas performed by Barenboim: Watch other performances of Daniel Barenboim: Subscribe to EuroArts: The Sonata makes greater demands on both performer and listener, in particular through its use of counterpoint, which contemporary critics were to dismiss as too “learned“. After a surprising first movement, and a stately D major second movement, there follows a Scherzo of deceptive simplicity and a final Rondo that reserves its virtuosity for its chromatic central section. The Grammy award-winning pianist Daniel Barenboim has been active on the concert stage since the age of seven when he made his stage debut in his hometown of Buenos Aires. We