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Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96

181225 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 (1812) in four parts: Allegro moderato (sonata form), Adagio espressivo, Scherzo. Allegro (minuet and trio) and Poco Allegretto (theme and variations).

Recording: Gidon Kremer (violin), Martha Argerich (piano) (1994)

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Follow all 29 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III. · Minuet and trio
  4. IV · Theme and variations
ISonata form0:15–9:32

The is a gentle that the violin plays alone and the piano answers; the at its end belongs to the and keeps coming back. Violin and piano present it separately, then together. After the , the brings a more lyrical idea in triplets and dotted rhythms. A new appears in the , which pauses briefly in the before the . A long once more to the opening .

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II 9:45–15:16
III. Minuet and trio15:24–17:06
IV Theme and variations17:13–25:14

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

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