Biographical Note:
The triumphant genius of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) casts a long shadow over classical music -- no other composer of the past two centuries has exercised an influence more profound than his. A product of the classicist generation, he was the first of the Romantics, and his exhilarating works remain undiminished in their powers of enchantment.

Table of Contents:
"Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op.12, No. 1"
(dedicated to Antonio Salieri)
I: Allegro con brio
II: Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto
III: Rondo. Allegro
"Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op.12, No. 2"
(dedicated to Antonio Salieri)
I: Allegro vivace
II: "Andante, più toso Allegretto,"
III: Allegro piacevole
"Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 12., No. 3"
(dedicated to Antonio Salieri)
I: Allegro con spirito
II: Adagio con molt´ espressione
III: Rondo. Allegro molto
"Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op.23"
(dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries)
I: Presto
II: "Andante scherzoso, più Allegretto"
III: Allegretto molto
"Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major ("Spring"), Op. 24"
(dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries)
I: Allegro
II: Adagio molto espressivo
III: Scherzo. Allegro Molto
IV: Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
"Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1"
(dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia)
I: Allegro
II: Adagio molto espressivo
III: Allegretto con Variazioni
"Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2"
(dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia)
I: Allegro con brio
II: Adagio cantabile
III: Scherzo. Allegro
IV: Finale. Allegro
"Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3"
(dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia)
I: Allegro assai
II: Tempo di Minuetto
III: Allegro vivace
"Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Minor ("Kreutzer"), Op. 47"
(dedicated to Rodolphe Kreutzer)
I: Adagio sostenuto-Presto
II: Andante con Variazioni
III: Finale. Presto
"Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96"
(dedicated to Archduke Rudolph)
I: Allegro moderato
II: Adagio espressivo
III: Scherzo. Allegro
IV: Poco Allegretto


Publisher Marketing:

Beethoven's ten violin sonatas, time-honored favorites of violinists, pianists, and their audiences, reflect the great composer's determination to make the interrelationship between the violin and the piano a more intimate one, and to create a more even and intricate balance between the two instruments than had previously existed in the genre.
Ranging in mood and style from the brilliant and virtuosic "Kreutzer" Sonata to the pastoral, lyrical "Spring" Sonata, they include: Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1; Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2; Sonata No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 12, No. 3; Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23; Sonata No. 5 in F Major ("Spring"), Op. 24; Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30, No. 1; Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 2; Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3; Sonata No. 9 in A Minor ("Kreutzer"), Op. 47; Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96.
All ten of these beautiful and challenging masterworks are reprinted here from the authoritative edition prepared by Breitkopf & Härtel. Beautifully printed and sturdily bound, this handsome volume offers violinists, pianists, and music lovers the opportunity to study and enjoy the scores in one convenient source.