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Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3

179820 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3 (1798) in three parts: Allegro con spirito (sonata form), Adagio con molt'espressione and Rondo. Allegro molto (rondo).

Recording: David Oistrakh (violin), Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (1970)

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Follow all 27 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III. · Rondo
I Sonata form0:06–8:17

A bright, energetic in E-flat major. The first opens it and the second follows the . The opens with concerto-like display for the pianist. Then the arrives, and later the begins. Dashing piano passages share the with bold, unadorned tunes in the violin.

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II 8:46–14:56
III. Rondo15:08–19:59

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

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