Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, by Ludwig van Beethoven

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Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, by Ludwig van Beethoven is a famously virtuosic and emotionally intense violin sonata that has become one of the cornerstones of the violin repertoire.

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instanceOf chamber music composition
violin sonata
alsoKnownAs Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata
surface form: Kreutzer Sonata
approximateDuration about 40 minutes
catalogNumber Opus 47
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionEndDate 1803
compositionStartDate 1802
dedicatedTo Rodolphe Kreutzer
firstPerformanceDate 1803-05-24
firstPerformancePlace Vienna
firstPerformerPiano Ludwig van Beethoven
firstPerformerViolin George Bridgetower
firstPublicationDate 1805
genre classical music
violin sonata
influenced later Romantic violin sonatas
inKeyOfMovement1 A minor and A major
inKeyOfMovement2 F major
inKeyOfMovement3 A major
key A major
languageOfTitle Italian
movement I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
II. Andante con variazioni
III. Presto
nicknameOrigin Named after violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer
notableFeature expanded scale compared to earlier violin sonatas
extreme technical difficulty for both violin and piano
high emotional intensity
numberInSet 9
numberOfMovements 3
opusNumber Op. 47
originalDedicatee George Bridgetower
partOfSeries Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas
period Classical period
placeOfComposition Vienna
positionInBeethovenOutput longest of Beethoven’s violin sonatas
publisher Bureau des arts et d’industrie
reputation cornerstone of the violin repertoire
one of the most famous violin sonatas in Western classical music
scoredFor violin and piano
structure sonata form elements in first movement
sonata-rondo characteristics in final movement
theme and variations in second movement
style early Romantic
titleInItalian Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, by Ludwig van Beethoven self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sonata per il pianoforte ed un violino obligato in A maggiore, Op. 47
workNumber Violin Sonata No. 9
workOf Ludwig van Beethoven

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