Violin Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)
| Violin Sonata | |
|---|---|
| No. 8 | |
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
.jpg) 1801 engraving by Johann Joseph Neidl, after a now-lost portrait of Beethoven by Gandolph Ernst Stainhauser von Treuberg, ca. 1800 | |
| Key | G major |
| Opus | 30 |
| Composed | 1801–1802 |
| Dedication | Alexander I of Russia |
| Published | May 1803 |
| Duration | 18 minutes |
| Movements | 3 |
The Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven, the third of his Opus 30 set, was written between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia.
Structure
[edit]
The sonata has three movements:
- Allegro assai
- Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso – in E-flat major
- Allegro vivace
This sonata is characteristic of early/middle Beethoven in its solid sonata structure, just beginning to get adventurous in syncopation, with some extraordinary off beat sforzandi.
The work takes approximately 18 minutes to perform.
Notable recordings
[edit]Famous recordings of the sonata include one by Fritz Kreisler with Sergei Rachmaninoff at the piano.[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Violin Sonata No. 8: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
- Heeney, Eimear (2007). Beethoven's Works for Violin and Piano (PDF) (M.A.). Waterford Institute of Technology.
 | This article about a sonata is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |