Piano Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20

by Joseph Haydn

Catalogue Hob. XVI:20
Composed 1771
Published 1780
Works 2

One of Haydn's most dramatic sonatas, in the stormy C minor that also produced Beethoven's Pathétique. The opening Moderato is turbulent and chromatic; the Andante con moto is a serene contrast. Haydn dedicated it to Marianne von Martines.

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