The Violin Sonata No. 5 in
F major
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Op. 24, is a four movement work for violin and piano by
Ludwig van Beethoven
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. It was first published in
1801. The work is commonly known as the ''Spring Sonata'' (''Frühlingssonate''), although the name "Spring" was apparently given to it after Beethoven's death. The sonata was dedicated to
Count Moritz von Fries, a patron to whom Beethoven also dedicated two other works of the same year—the
String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 and the
Violin Sonata No. 4—as well as his later
Symphony No. 7 in A major.
The autograph manuscript of the sonata is preserved in the
Austrian National Library
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.
Origin
Beethoven initially intended to pair this work with his
Violin Sonata No. 4, Opus 23, and the two sonatas complement each other in both key and character. However, the two were not published together and thus have different opus numbers. The reason for the separation is unknown.
Structure
The work is in four movements:
The entire sonata takes approximately 22 minutes to perform.
See also
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Violin Sonata in A major (Beethoven)
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Violin Sonata Op. 24 Beethoven's autograph manuscript in the Austrian National Library
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Performance of Violin Sonata No. 5by
Corey Cerovsek (violin) and Paavali Jumppanen (piano) from the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Violin Sonata 05
1801 compositions
Compositions in F major
Music with dedications
Music dedicated to nobility or royalty