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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Predicate Object
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