Composition: Violin Sonata No. 8, Op. 30 No. 3 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)
| Title | Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major |
| Creators | Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) |
| Opus | Op.30 No.3 |
| Instrumentation | violin and piano |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | G major |
| Composed | 1801 |
| First published | 1803 |
| Dedication | Czar Alexander I of Russia |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1080 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Classical |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro assai | — | G major | — |
| Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso | — | E flat major | — |
| Allegro vivace | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich and Robert Wittmann |
| view | Tempo di Minuetto | flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn | Wendy Large |
| view | Tempo di Minuetto | organ | Julius André |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Piano Part |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1800 | Violin Part |
| view | Complete | — | Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir | 1803 | Piano Part |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score 1. Allegro assai - Complete Score 2. Tempo di Minuetto - Complete Score 3. Allegro vivace - Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| view | Complete | — | Anton J. Benjamin | 1919 | Complete Score and Violin Part |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Tempo di Minuetto | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn |
— | — | Complete Score Flute Oboe Clarinet (B) Bassoon Horn (F) |
| view | Tempo di Minuetto | Arrangement for organ |
Johann André | 1884 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Jeff Manookian (piano) and Ashot Abramyan (violin) | Complete Performance (live) |
| view | Corey Cerovsek (violin) and Paavali Jumppanen (piano) | Complete Performance |
| view | Paul Rosenthal (violin) and Edward Auer (piano) | 1. Allegro assai 2. Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso 3. Allegro vivace |
| view | Arthur Rubinstein (piano) and Henryk Szeryng (violin) | 1. Allegro assai 2. Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso 3. Allegro vivace |
| view | Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violin) and Wilhelm Kempff (piano) | Complete Performance |
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