Browse: Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Composed: 1802Genres:
Chamber » Sonatas » Violin Sonatas
Dedicated to: Tsar Alexander I of Russia
The Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven, the second of his Op. 30 set, was composed between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia. It has four movements:
Allegro con brio (in C minor)Adagio cantabile (in A-flat major)Scherzo: Allegro (in C major)Finale: Allegro; Presto (in C minor)The work's opening movement is the first of Beethoven's sonata first movements that does not repeat the exposition. The development section contains a theme not found in the exposition (this happens in earlier compositions such as the fourth violin sonata also). The work takes approximately 26 minutes to perform.
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas & Piano Trios
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Underpinned by the musicianship of Andreas Staier, these recordings are real classics. Sepec is using Beethoven's own violin. — More…
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Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-10
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…the most stimulating and fascinating accounts of the Beethoven violin sonatas I have heard in many years. Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov bring out the full quirkiness of the earlier... — More…
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Building a Library, October 2010, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Winner - Chamber
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Fuelled by a trip to Tunis, the two inner movements are imbued with ‘all the strangeness of Africa’ according to Antheil, and Kopatchinskaja is in thrall to their mercurial fantasy. She’s also... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Chamber Music
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Although Beethoven designated these works as 'for piano and violin', following Mozart's example, it's unlikely that he thought of the piano as leading the proceedings, or the violin either, for... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2002, First Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 21st Awards (1978), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vog t make a formidable team: technically right at the top of their game (Tetzlaff’s bow control is phenomenal), and yet at the same time always managing to convey... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music
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this new cycle is unfailingly musical, and it can hold its own with the best of its predecessors. In particular the French players' performance of the last and greatest sonata, Op. 96...is as... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2010, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2010, Chamber Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2010, Editor's Choice
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It can easily be tempting for performers to emphasise the lyrical character of the first movement of the Spring Sonata at the expense of its more dramatic side. That’s not a charge which can... — More…
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one is very much aware of two distinct personalities, each with plenty to say about this music. There's even a sense of friendly rivalry - and all to the good. Little's expressive style is generous... — More…
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