After a brief overview of the young Beethoven’s world, we’ll look at some of his early music for piano including:  Nine Variations on a March by Dressler, (WoO 63), his first published work; A Rondo in C major (WoO48); Thirteen variations on “Es war einmal ein alter Mann” by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (WoO48); and Nine Variations on “God Save the King” (WoO78).