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Technical Notice
| Classical Composer: | Beethoven, Ludwig van |
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| Work: | Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 |
| Year Composed: | 1812 |
| Instrumentation: | vn, pf |
| Publishers: |
S.A. Steiner und Comp. Universal Edition Breitkopf & Härtel Peters Edition, Ltd. Augener G. Henle Verlag |
| Duration: | 00:28:00 |
| Period: | Classical (1750-1830) |
| Work Category: | Chamber Music |
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Beethoven wrote his Sonata in G major, Opus 96, in 1812 for his royal pupil Archduke Rudolph and the visiting French violinist Pierre Rode in a private performance at the end of December. The violin part was designed specifically for Rode, who, it seemed, disliked the customary Viennese finale with its necessary panache.
The first movement opens hesitatingly, the opening figure repeated before the first subject is fully stated. The second subject ascends brightly, before a second half of descending triplets. After the central development the first subject returns even more hesitatingly to introduce the final recapitulation. A moving E flat major Adagio is succeeded by a capricious G minor Scherzo, framing an E flat major Trio that climbs to the heights, and ends in a brief G major coda. The last movement concession to Rode is marked Poco allegretto, its principal subject announced first by the piano, followed by the violin. This is on the whole a gentle movement, varied by the inclusion of an Adagio and written cadenzas for the two instruments leading to a false return of the main theme, the last true appearance of which is preceded by an interesting passage of contrapuntal imitation.
Writer: Keith Anderson
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