Violin Sonata No. 6 (Beethoven)

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

Violin Sonata
No. 6
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven portrayed in 1801
Key	A major
Opus	30
Composed	1801 (1801)–1802
Dedication	Alexander I of Russia
Published	May 1803 (1803)
Duration	22 minutes
Movements	3

The work takes approximately 22 minutes to perform.

External links

• 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