Beethoven: Andante in F Major WoO 57 (Andante favori) for Piano SoloWith its appealing opening melody, this piece is widely known and beloved under the title Andante favori. It was written as the slow movement of the famous Waldstein Piano Sonata in C major, op. 53. Beethovens student and later biographer Ferdinand Ries reported that a friend had voiced his view about the sonata being too long, whereupon the friend was given a terrible talking to (by Beethoven). But Having had time for more placid reflection, my