This sonata is one of Haydn’s most famous keyboard sonatas.  It is a difficult, intense, emotional and dramatic work.  It is considered to be an import work in Haydn’s Sturm und Drang style (Storm and Stress), a Germanic proto-romantic movement in music and literature. Music of the Sturm und Drang movement has, mainly: quick dynamic and tempo changes, strong changes of emotion, and dramatic character. 

1. Moderato (0:00)
2. Andante con moto (5:55)
3. Finale - Allegro (10:52)