ExclusiveBeethoven: Violin sonata no. 4 in Am, Op. 23 - III. Allegro molto

【Classical music and nature 古典音樂小站】Beethoven: Violin sonata no. 4 in Am, Op. 23 - III. Allegro molto. This beautiful piece was preserved by European Archive. It has creative commons license (Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal), and is provided through musopen.org.

The Violin Sonata No. 4 was composed in 1800/1801, at the same time as the Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, also known as the 'Spring Sonata', which was composed in 1801. Like the latter, Sonata Op. 23 is dedicated to Moritz Reichsgraf von Fries.

With its dramatic mood, the Violin Sonata Op. 23 contrasts with the cheerful 'Spring Sonata', also composed at this time. In both works, Beethoven finally moves beyond the level of occasional music to which he had previously been accustomed in violin sonatas.

The composer's sketches show that Beethoven worked out three drafts for the end of the sonata before deciding on the present, unconventional version.

The video was captured by Christian Schlegel in Lötschental, Switzerland and was edited by Wenjing Ma.


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