The main feature of Beethoven’s Sonata #16 is in the first movement. It is a figure in which the left hand is anticipated by the right, as if Beethoven is making fun of bad pianists who can’t play both hands simultaneously.
The second movement is an Adagio grazioso in a rather nostalgic mood, full of trills, ornaments and free, arabesque-like runs.
The cheerful finale is a sonata-rondo in which the first theme is developed in the central section and the first, triplet-dominated episode reappears in a recapitulation to confirm its status as a second subject.
In this recording, the work by Beethoven is at the 30.00 minutes point. Mr. Sokolov was born in 1950…
