Chord G-C-F#

[mad_max2024]

While trying to study Beethoven's sonata pathetique I found this chord: G-C-F# which I didn't know before.


I tried to find something about it on the net and what I found was that it is a quartal chord belonging to quartal harmony.
I also found some people that describe it as Gmaj7sus4, I guess that would be consistent with the harmony since it resolves into the dominant G major (m36 in my edition)

So... Is it a Gmaj7sus4 chord or am I missing something?
Any help?

[mike_lang]

Isn't that also the opening motive of the Berg sonata?

[Petter]

Think of it as a dominant chord in this context. I think Rameau was the first to describe it in tonal music. (But thatīs just a guess  )