analysis

= = = __**Analysis**__ =


 * It was written in 1808 and consists of 3 movements.


 * It dates from Beethoven's most productive compositional period.


 * The first movement opens with the cello alone and it has an expansive main theme.


 * A pair of contrasting secondary ideas give much cause to melodic interplay between the two players.


 * A scherzo,allegro and adagio cantabile which then follows prominently features off-beat accents and is interspersed with a trio that is heard twice.


 * The finale is preceded by a short slow introduction.