The Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven, the second of his opus 30 set, was composed between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Czar Alexander I of Russia. It has four movements:
The first movement is in sonata form without a repeat of the exposition. Characteristic of Beethoven, the development section contains a theme not found in the exposition (this happens in earlier compositions such as the fourth viol...
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The Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven, the second of his opus 30 set, was composed between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Czar Alexander I of Russia. It has four movements:
The first movement is in sonata form without a repeat of the exposition. Characteristic of Beethoven, the development section contains a theme not found in the exposition (this happens in earlier compositions such as the fourth violin sonata also)
The second movement was originally sketched out in G major before taking its current form .
The autograph to the sonata turned up in a collection built up by H. C. Bodmer in Zurich, discovered in the mid-20th century .
The work takes approximately 26 minutes to perform.
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