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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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Beethoven's Development: A Preamble

Within four measures Beethoven can take us into this mysterious and somewhat anxious world. Suddenly, without even realizing it, everything has turned darker and colder. This is the Beethoven we tend to recognize more than the dreamy character we've been in. All this is a preamble to something, perhaps the most dramatic moment of the first movement. But one where sometimes you scratch your head and say to yourself, how does this work so well?

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