25th Sonata, Opus 79, in G.
Presto alla tedesca—Andante—Vivace.
This is practically a Sonatina, and calls for little mention. Some authorities regard it as an unfinished sketch, whilst others ascribe it to a considerably earlier date although it was clearly completed in 1809. The term Tedesca means "in the German style," and has reference to the country dance, Ländler. Beethoven employs the term only twice in his published works—here and in the fifth movement of the B flat quartet, Opus 130, where he describes the movement in one of the sketches as Allemande Allegro. In a Bagatelle, No. 3 of Opus 119, he uses the term in French, A l'allemande.
The first movement gives some good practice in crossing the hands. The second movement might easily be mistaken for a gondolier's song by Mendelssohn. The third movement is a lively Con Moto in simple Rondo form.