Violin Sonata No. 3 (Beethoven) Explained

The Violin Sonata No. 3 of Ludwig van Beethoven in E-flat major, the third of his Opus 12 set, was written in 1798 and dedicated to Antonio Salieri. It has three movements:

1. Allegro con spirito
2. Adagio con molta espressione - in C major
3. Rondo: Allegro molto

The work takes approximately 18 minutes to perform.

External links

• • Performance of Violin Sonata No. 3 by Corey Cerovsek (violin) and Paavali Jumppanen (piano) from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
• List of works by Beethoven with dates, keys and internal movement keys including for example that for opus 12/2.