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Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1

179824 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 (1798) in three parts: Allegro con brio (sonata form), Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto (theme and variations) and Rondo. Allegro (rondo).

Recording: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano)

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Follow all 26 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II . · Theme and variations
  3. III. · Rondo
I Sonata form0:48–10:07

A in D major opens the and to launch the . The first combines a spiky violin tune with running arpeggios and scales in the piano. The turns the 's flowing into a gentler melody. The moves to the surprising of F major before the comes back. Then a short begins.

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II . Theme and variations10:18–17:54
III. Rondo18:18–24:19

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Ludwig van BeethovenChamber musicClassical periodD majorSonata formTheme and variationsRondo

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