Beethoven's Opus 7 "Grande Sonata" was composed in 1796-97.
According to pianist, Boris Gittburg, "the "bravura first movement, overflowing with effervescent energy and good-natured humour, presents an abundance of melodies and motives. Beethoven's writing is almost orchestral – one could easily hear horns in the opening, jolly oboes and bassoons in the bridge section and multi-layered string tremolos in the codetta. The exposition is so chock-full of material that Beethoven keeps the development to a minimum: just a short dramatic episode. To balance it, an even more virtuoso coda finishes the movement."
The movement is marked "Allegro, con brio" or "fast, with vigor." Since this was a "live" performance (51 years ago), my adrenaline was pumping, and I may have pushed the envelope a tad in terms of the tempo. grin
The photos in the video of excerpts from the score are taken from the first edition of the sonata published in Vienna in October, 1797.