Ludwig van Beethoven · 1770–1827
Op015m2.MO 1
Performed by Palo Alto: MusOpen · 9:54
The second movement is in the key of A-flat major, in this context a key relatively remote from the concerto's opening key of C major. If the movement adhered to traditional form, its key would be F major, the subdominant key, or in G major, the dominant key. The clarinets are given an unusually prominent role in this movement, having the melody as often as violins. Like many slow movements, this movement is in ternary (ABA) form. Its opening A section presents several themes that are then developed in the middle B section. Typical performances last more than ten minutes