Beethoven's first set of three piano sonatas was dedicated to his former mentor Joseph Haydn. The first of this set, the Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, is a true testament to this dedication, with an ascending principal theme, to which a subsidiary motive provides the necessary contrast of contour and key, truly in the spirit of Beethoven's teacher. The following Adagio movement calls fo...
