(First Movement) E major, 4/4 time, Sonata form

Exposition

The principal theme, characterized by leaping intervals, is presented over a pulsating chordal accompaniment. Following a transition that develops the principal theme's initial statement, two secondary themes are presented in B major. First, a theme characterized by descending and ascending stepwise motion appears, followed by a somewhat lively theme adorned with turns. In the codetta, the principal theme is recapitulated.

Development and Recapitulation

The principal theme from the codetta develops and modulates to A minor. After a series of transitional passages, the principal theme appears in E minor, preparing for the recapitulation.

The principal theme is recapitulated in the tonic key over a two-octave scale passage. To recapitulate the secondary themes in the tonic key, the transition first moves to C major, then leads to a half cadence on the dominant via an augmented sixth chord in E major (a double dominant with a lowered fifth). Thus, the secondary themes are recapitulated in the tonic key, and the movement concludes with a reminiscence of the principal theme.