Thursday, January 27, 2011

1/27 Beethoven's Sonata 'Pathetique' (Color Analysis)

I've posted about the Pathetique sonata before (1st Movement in somewhat more detail) but this time I'm trying a color analysis again - I'm getting kind of fond of these kinds of breakdowns (originally from Alan Rich's Play by Play).

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique", (1798)
Piano - Alfred Brendel
0:00 - 1. Grave, Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio
9:41 - 2. Adagio Cantabile
15:07 - 3. Rondo: Allegro


CHANNEL LINK: Click here to see this video on my YouTube Channel. Once there, click on "...(more info)" to scroll through the text description while the video stays in place.

1st Movement - Grave, Allegro di molto e con brio
Introduction (LIGHT GREEN)
Exposition
-1st Theme (MAROON)
-2nd Theme (BROWN)
-3rd Theme (GREEN)
Exposition (Repeat)
-1st Theme (MAROON)
-2nd Theme (BROWN)
-3rd Theme (GREEN)
Development
-Introduction reprise (LIGHT GREEN)
-1st Theme (BLUE)
Recapitulation
Publish Post
-1st Theme (MAROON)
-2nd Theme (BROWN)
-3rd Theme (GREEN)
Coda (LIGHT GREEN)

2nd Movement - Adagio cantabile (starting at 9:41)
1st Theme (MAROON)
2nd Theme (BLUE)
1st Theme (MAROON)
3rd Theme (GREEN)
1st Theme Variation (MAROON 2)
Coda (OLIVE)

3rd Movement - Rondo allegro (starting at 15:07)
1st Theme (MAROON)
2nd Theme (BROWN)
1st Theme reprise (MAROON)
3rd Theme (BLUE)
1st Theme Variation (MAROON)
2nd Theme Variation (BROWN 2)
1st Theme (Short Var.) (MAROON)
2nd Theme Variation (BROWN 2)
1st Theme reprise (MAROON)

1 comment:

  1. This is great - exactly what I was looking for. You wouldn't happen to know of a text/acedemic analysis of the 3rd movement somewhere on the web by any chance?

    Anyway, great stuff!

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