Violin Sonata No. 2 (Beethoven)
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The Violin Sonata No. 2 of Ludwig van Beethoven
in A major
, the second of his Opus 12 set (along with his Violin Sonata No. 1
and Violin Sonata No. 3
), was written in 1797
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and dedicated to Antonio Salieri
. It has three movements
:
A typical performance lasts approximately 17 minutes.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...
in A major
A major
A major is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has three sharps.Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor...
, the second of his Opus 12 set (along with his Violin Sonata No. 1
Violin Sonata No. 1 (Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major is a violin sonata from his Opus 12 set, along with his Violin Sonata No. 2 and Violin Sonata No. 3. It was written in 1798 and dedicated to Antonio Salieri...
and Violin Sonata No. 3
Violin Sonata No. 3 (Beethoven)
The Violin Sonata No. 3 of Ludwig van Beethoven in E-flat major, the third of his Opus 12 set, was written in 1798 and dedicated to Antonio Salieri. It has three movements:#Allegro con spirito#Adagio con molta espressione#Rondo: Allegro molto...
), was written in 1797
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and dedicated to Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri was a Venetian classical composer, conductor and teacher born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, but who spent his adult life and career as a faithful subject of the Habsburg monarchy....
. It has three movements
Movement (music)
A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form. While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession...
:
- Allegro vivace
- Andante, più tosto allegretto
- Allegro piacevole
A typical performance lasts approximately 17 minutes.
Media
External links
- List of works by Beethoven with dates, keys and internal movement keys including for example that for opus 12/2.