Composition: Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major |
| Alternative title | Kreutzer Sonata |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.47 |
| Instrumentation | violin and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1802 |
| First published | 1805 |
| Dedication | George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower ; Rodolphe Kreutzer |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 2580 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adagio sostenuto — Presto | — | A major, A minor | — |
| Andante con variazioni | — | F major | — |
| Finale. Presto | — | A major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | — |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Carl Czerny |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Auguste Franchomme |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Leopold Langer |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Complete | piano | Carl Czerny |
| view | Complete | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Complete | piano | Louis Winkler |
| view | Adagio sostenuto — Presto | orchestra | Pyotr Tchaikovsky |
| view | Andante con variazioni | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Andante con variazioni | organ | Julius André |
| view | Andante con variazioni | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Piano Part (segment 1) · view Piano Part (segment 2) · view Piano Part (segment 3) · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1805 | Complete Parts · view Piano Part · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Monzani | — | Piano Part (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | — | Piano Part · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view 1. Adagio sostenuto—Presto · view 2. Andante con variazione · view 3. Finale. Presto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Heugel | 1867 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1901 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Anton J. Benjamin | 1919 | Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | Max Brockhaus | — | Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (in ''klavarskribo'' / klavarscribo version) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | 1802 | Fragment · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1802 | Fragment · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos | N. Simrock | 1832 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Artaria | — | Piano Part · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Heugel | 1867 | Complete Score (Violin and Piano) · view Cello Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
August Cranz | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Martin van Noord | 2021 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Piano 1 (in ''klavarskribo'' / klavarscribo version) · view Piano 2 (in ''klavarskribo'' / klavarscribo version) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
N. Simrock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Art Publication Society | 1915 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Adagio sostenuto — Presto | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | 1. Adagio sostenuto — Presto (opening) · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Heugel | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for organ |
Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante con variazioni | Arrangement for guitar |
Ildefonso Alier | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Corey Cerovsek (violin) and Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Edward Auer (piano) | 1. Adagio sostenuto — Presto · file 2. Andante con Variazioni · file 3. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | David Oistrakh (violin) and Lev Oborin (piano) | 1. Adagio sostenuto — Presto · file 2. Andante con Variazioni · file 3. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and Hephzibah Menuhin (piano) | 1. Adagio sostenuto — Presto · file 2. Andante con Variazioni · file 3. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and Hephzibah Menuhin (piano) | 1. Adagio sostenuto — Presto · file 2. Andante con Variazioni · file 3. Finale. Presto · file |
| view | Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) and Wilhelm Kempff (piano) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Alfred Cortot (piano) and Jacques Thibaud (violin) | Complete Performance · file |
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