Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
This guide follows Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 (1801) in three parts: Presto (sonata form), Andante scherzoso, più allegretto (sonata form) and Allegro molto (sonata-rondo).
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Follow all 33 sections as they play
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A tense, fast in A minor. Violin and piano trade sharp, spiky remarks from the first onward. The textures are wiry and in three parts, with the violin often sitting between the pianist's two hands, and at times it works almost like a percussion instrument. Then come the , the and the . Then a begins.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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