They are both part of the works between op. 50 and op. 60 that, through their content, form and proportions represent the height of Beethoven's creation" ("Waldstein," All about Beethoven, 2006). The first movement entitled "Allegro con brio" opens "with repeated chords, played pianissimo. This initial straightforward, but anxious rhythm is devoid of melody for two bars. It then swiftly ascends and follows with a three-note descent in the middle register and a four-note descent in the upper. More of this teasing rhythm rumbles forward, until 45 seconds later, when the notes seem to almost stumble over themselves," into a "dolce," or sweet choral theme in E major, followed by an ending with a heavy coda ("Piano Sonata No 21," All academic dictionary, 2009).. The short second section "Introduzione Adagio molto -- attacca" is more of an introduction to the third movement in 6/8 time than a complete movement in and of itself. The third, "Rondo Allegretto moderato" alternates sweetness with staccato before it unexpectedly segues "into the Prestissimo coda, a wondrous section that plays with the various themes of...

The sonata contains seismic shifts of rhythm and tone. Yet it suggests a sweeping torrent of complex human emotions in a way that marks its composer as a true Romantic.
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