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Ex. 28

As the storm suddenly evaporates, we are presented with something unprecedented and astonishing. In the midst of this extended development, Beethoven introduces an entirely new subject.  What's more, it arrives in the unlikely key of E-minor.  For the uninitiated, presenting new material at this stage of the movement was unheard of and the choice of the remote key of E-minor adds to brilliance of this divergence from convention. This daring stroke is amplified by the sheer contrast of the ferocity of the previous example and this exquisite passage.

       


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