The Piano sonata no. 1 by Beethoven was written in 1795 and it was the first important own piece he played publicly. Beethoven dedicated it to Joseph Haydn (his teacher at the time) with simple words: dedicated to Haydn.
Legend has it that Haydn was hurt by this simple text, he felt a more warm and thankful dedication was due. As we know, Beethoven had a complicated relationship with Haydn, at a time stating that he was learning nothing from him. Later, a more matured Beethoven would never have said such a thing and in fact they have much in common.
Here is pianist Igor Levit to play this sonata for you:
