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Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1

180224 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1 (1802) in three parts: Allegro (sonata form), Adagio molto espressivo and Allegretto con variazioni (theme and variations).

Recording: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Enrico Pace (piano)

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Follow all 23 sections as they play

  1. I · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III · Theme and variations
ISonata form0:21–8:24

A graceful, conversational in A major. Beethoven builds a sophisticated dialogue between the instruments from the very simple . The lightly syncopated rises in the piano first and is then echoed by the violin. The concise treats that as a , with one instrument closely following the other. Then the starts, and later the .

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II 8:29–16:08
III Theme and variations16:25–24:16

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 periodA majorSonata formTheme and variations

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