Andantino. This second movement, peculiar in form and modulation, ends
on the dominant of F, leading directly to the Presto.

The opening of the Larghetto of No. 2--

[Music illustration]

was probably the prototype of many a theme of the classical masters.

The works by which Emanuel Bach is best known are the six collections
of sonatas, rondos, and fantasias published at Leipzig between
1779-1787. The composer died in 1788. The 1st Collection (1779) bears
the title "Sechs Claviersonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber," and, in
fact, contains six sonatas. But "nebst einigen Rondos" (together with
some Rondos) was already added to the title-page of the 2nd and 3rd
Collections; and to the remaining ones, the still further addition of
"Freye Fantasien."

For the sake of reference, the list of sonatas is subjoined--

Coll.
(1779) 1 Sonata in C 1773 Hamburg.
" " " F 1758 Berlin.
" " " B minor 1774 Hamburg.
" " " A (Bülow No. 3) 1765 Potsdam.
" " " F 1772 Hamburg.
" " " G (Bülow No. 4) 1765 Potsdam.
(1780) 2 " " G 1774 Hamburg.
" " " F 1780 Hamburg.
" " " A (Bülow No. 2) 1780 Hamburg.