Although in F major, the three chords that open the symphony belong to F minor – F–A flat–F – a variant on Brahms’s F-A-F motto, “Frei aber froh” (Free but happy), already setting up an instability ...
1798 Piano Sonata in C Minor, “Pathétique,” Op. 13. 1798–1800 String quartets, Op. 18. 1799/1800 Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 1795/1800 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 1800–01 Piano ...