Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2
This guide follows Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2 (1798) in three parts: Allegro vivace (sonata form), Andante, più tosto Allegretto and Allegro piacevole.
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Follow all 23 sections as they play
- I
- II,
- III
An effervescent first , light in touch, in which violin and piano trade playful remarks among surging scales and accented off-beat notes. Then the begins. Just before the short , a sinuous melody in octaves for both instruments adds a touch of mystery. The dances towards a held silence, and then the starts.
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II, 6:58–12:11
III 12:13–16:56
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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