In this short scene, we learn that five years after his last complete piano sonata, Beethoven wrote a new one. It's called the "Chopin piano sonata in b minor," and it was composed with his sister, ludwika, and her husband, Alphonse, in 1844. We learn that this was the first piano sonata that Beethoven wrote since he stopped writing in the mid-twentieth century. We also learn that the piano sonata was composed in a symphonic style, which means that it's more like a concert piece than a piece of music that's just a bunch of notes on a sheet of paper. The piano sonata is a bit of a departure from Beethoven's usual "experimental" style of music, in that it doesn't just focus on ideas but also on "thought" and "thoughtfulness" . This is why, five years later, he's writing a new piano sonata. We're also told that this is the first time that Beethoven has written a piece in symphonic style since his first piano piece, the "Concerto for Two Pianos" , which he wrote in 1816. The scene ends with the two of them sitting down to dinner. They've been playing music together all day, and now they're going to go out for a walk. They don't want to get into a game of cards, though, since they haven't settled their game yet. They want