The Violin Sonatas

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Frank Peter Zimmermann & Martin Helmchen

The Violin Sonatas are a set of ten violin sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1797 and 1812. Spanning early Classical forms to his middle-period innovations, they blend traditional sonata structure with increasing technical demands, expressive contrasts and expanded harmonic language, and they chart Beethoven's development as a composer within the violin-and-piano repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: I. Allegro con brio
    8:13
  2. 2.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con variazioni
    6:13
  3. 3.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: III. Rondo
    4:43
  4. 4.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    6:05
  5. 5.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante, più tosto allegretto
    4:19
  6. 6.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: III. Allegro piacevole
    4:55
  7. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 12 no. 3: I. Allegro con spirito
    8:18
  8. 8.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 12 no. 3: II. Adagio con molta espressione
    6:00
  9. 9.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 12 no. 3: III. Rondo
    4:15
  10. 10.
    Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto
    7:19
  11. 11.
    Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: II. Andante scherzoso, più allegretto
    6:59
  12. 12.
    Violin Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: III. Allegro molto
    5:26

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