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Violin Sonata No. 6 (Beethoven)

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Violin Sonata
No. 6
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven portrayed in 1801
KeyA major
Opus30
Composed1801 (1801)–1802
DedicationAlexander I of Russia
PublishedMay 1803 (1803)
Duration22 minutes
Movements3

The Violin Sonata No. 6 of Ludwig van Beethoven in A major, the first of his Opus 30 set, was composed between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia. It has three movements:

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio molto espressivo
  3. Allegretto con variazioni

The work takes approximately 22 minutes to perform.

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  • Violin Sonata No. 6: 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.
  • Turner, Ryan; Youens, Susan; Harbison, John (2013). "Program Note - Beethoven Chamber Series, Year III Concert III - February 10, 2013". Emmanuel Music.
  • Performance of Violin Sonata No. 6 by Corey Cerovsek (violin) and Paavali Jumppanen (piano) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in MP3 format