Violin Sonata No. 9

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Violin Sonata No. 9, commonly known as the "Kreutzer" Sonata, is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated and technically demanding works for violin and piano.

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instanceOf chamber music work
violin sonata
alsoKnownAs Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9
Kreutzer Sonata
catalogNumber Op. 47
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionPeriod middle period of Beethoven
compositionYear 1802
dedicatedTo Rodolphe Kreutzer
dedicationNote dedicated to the French violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer
difficulty technically demanding
firstPublicationYear 1805
genre classical music
historicalEra Classical period
early Romantic period
influenced Janáček’s String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"
Leo Tolstoy’s novella "The Kreutzer Sonata"
linked to: The Kreutzer Sonata
instrumentation piano
violin
key A major
languageOfTitle Italian
movement Adagio sostenuto – Presto
Andante con variazioni
Presto
notableFeature large scale compared to earlier violin sonatas by Beethoven
one of Beethoven’s most celebrated violin sonatas
numberOfMovements 3
opusGroup Beethoven violin sonatas
originalDedicatee George Bridgetower
performancePractice often performed in violin–piano recitals
premiereCountry Austria
premiereLocation Vienna
premierePerformer George Bridgetower
Ludwig van Beethoven
premiereYear 1803
publisher Bureau des arts et d’industrie
reputation cornerstone of violin repertoire
noted for dramatic contrasts and intensity
structure fast–slow–fast
style concertante
tonalCenterFirstMovement A major
tonalCenterSecondMovement F major
tonalCenterThirdMovement A major
workTitle Sonata per il Pianoforte ed un Violino obligato in uno stile molto concertante quasi come d’un concerto

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Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 workNumber Violin Sonata No. 9
Kreutzer Sonata title Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47
subject linked to: Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata
linked to: Violin Sonata No. 9
Kreutzer Sonata catalogNumber Violin Sonata No. 9
subject linked to: Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata
Kreutzer Sonata title Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47
linked to: Violin Sonata No. 9
Beethoven’s ten violin sonatas workIncludes Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
linked to: Violin Sonata No. 9
Beethoven's middle period hasWork Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
linked to: Violin Sonata No. 9