Donald Satz wrote:

>To digress a little, I'm not aware of any composer's early works which
>are as masterful and enjoyable as the Beethoven opus 5 cello sonatas.
>...  Any list members out there who have a special affection for the an
>early work or set of works of a particular composer?

There's the quartets by Arriaga (whom I always mention in threads of this
type), Schubert's early symphonies, and Mozart's Divertimento in D, K.
136.

Walter Meyer