Violin Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)

Violin Sonata
Violin Sonata
No. 8
by Ludwig van Beethoven
	1801 engraving by Johann Joseph Neidl, after a now-lost portrait of Beethoven by Gandolph Ernst Stainhauser von Treuberg, ca. 1800
Key	G major
Opus	30
Composed	1801–1802
Dedication	Alexander I of Russia
Published	May 1803
Duration	18 minutes
Movements	3

Last updated August 20, 2025

The Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven, the third of his Opus 30 set, was written between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia. In response, Alexander gave Beethoven a diamond when they met at the Congress of Vienna, in 1814.

Structure

I. Allegro assai

II. Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso

III. Allegro vivace

Performed by Paul Rosenthal (violin) and Edward Auer (piano)

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The sonata has three movements:

Allegro assai
Tempo di minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso – in E-flat major
Allegro vivace

This sonata is characteristic of early/middle Beethoven in its solid sonata structure, just beginning to get adventurous in syncopation, with some extraordinary off beat sforzandi.

The work takes approximately 18 minutes to perform.

Notable recordings

Famous recordings of the sonata include one by Fritz Kreisler with Sergei Rachmaninoff at the piano.^[1]

References

↑ "Beethoven / Schubert / Grieg: Violin Sonatas (Kreisler / Rachmaninov) (1928)". Naxos.

External links

Violin Sonata No. 8 : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Heeney, Eimear (2007). Beethoven's Works for Violin and Piano (PDF) (M.A.). Waterford Institute of Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

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[1] "Beethoven / Schubert / Grieg: Violin Sonatas (Kreisler / Rachmaninov) (1928)". Naxos.

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v t e Duo sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin	Violin Sonata in A major, Hess 46 (fragmentary work) No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 No. 2 in A major, Op. 12 No. 2 No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3 No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 (Spring) No. 6 in A major, Op. 30 No. 1 No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 2 No. 8 in G major, Op. 30 No. 3 No. 9 in A minor, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) No. 10 in G major, Op. 96
Cello	No. 1 in F major, Op. 5 No. 1 No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2 No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
Horn	Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17
Flute	Flute Sonata in B-flat major, Anh. 4 (doubtful)

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Violin Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)

Contents

Structure

Notable recordings

References

External links