Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata - A Revolution in Music

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0:00 An extraordinary opening.
1:35 Beethoven's revolution. Historical context. Inheriting from Mozart and Haydn.
3:01 Mozart's Fantasia and Sonata in C minor sonata and Bach's C minor Partita.
4:57 The introduction is in two halves. influence of opera.
6:50 The Allegro. A Mannheim Rocket. A restless self-modulating theme.
8:03 Beethoven's extraordinary dynamics.
9:06 The dominant pedal; surprising modulations.
10:20 2nd subject. E flat minor. Comparison with Mozart. An operatic duet and heroic E flat major.
12:40 Returning to the beginning. The crossroads. The meaning of the harmony changes
14:02 The development section. The melody from the introduction. Fast & slow mixed together.
15:10 Hands are swapped. The dominant pedal. How to generate tension (like Hitchcock!)
17:23 The main theme in distress. Falling from a great height. Energy.
18:08 Recapitulation. Everything is changed! Subdominant balance. Tragedy.
21:51 The coda. Fragments and silence. Comparison with Sibelius. Conclusion

Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata, written in 1798, between the French Revolution and the dawn of the new century, manifests all the turbulent characteristics of the period. It seems to re-invent classical musical vocabulary, pushing towards the Romanticism of the new age. In this video, The Music Professor analyses the first movement of this powerful sonata and explains just what makes it so extraordinary, and why it continues to be relevant to listeners today.

This is essential viewing for GCSE music students or for anyone interested in the birth of Romanticism or Beethoven in general!

0:00 - Grave (Introduction)
6:51 - 1st Subject
10:19 - 2nd Subject
13:08 - Development
18:06 - Recapitulation
21:51 - End of the 1st Movement

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Commentary by Matthew King ( https://www.matthewkingcomposer.com )
Edited by Ian Coulter ( https://www.iancoultermusic.com )
Produced and directed by Ian Coulter

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