Violin Sonata No. 6 (Beethoven)
The Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 30 No. 1 is a sonata for violin and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Formation
The Violin Sonata, Op 30.1 was developed together with the other two violin sonatas of Opus 30, No. 7 in C Minor Op. 30 No. 2 and No. 8 in G Major Op. 30 No. 3, in 1802.
About the Music
As in previous shows Beethoven violin sonatas in the sonatas op 30 the typical also for his entire oeuvre pursuit of development that come on the one hand in the game technical standards and on the other hand in a more advanced integration of the compositional levels expressed.
The three violin sonatas, Op 30 are applied equally to the three piano sonatas little later published op 31: in both cases, an expressive piece of music in a minor key of two framing, easy pieces in a major key is accompanied.
1st movement: Allegro
Due to the mood of the main theme and the secondary theme of the sentence gets enthusiastic character. The clock from 34 onset page theme is a waltz.
Due to the modulations of the sentence, which were required by the key sequence, the set made a rugged impression on the recipient. He " crumbled ," says Alexander Wheelock Thayer Beethoven scholar, " in too many against each completed small Sätzchens [ ... ]. Despite all expended art and everything felt fine detail of the overall impression of a mosaic composing Tens of whole sonata 'remains.
2nd movement: Adagio molto espressivo
The second set contains intensive cantilenas and is compressed in the repetition of the theme by variations and supplemented by contrapuntal voices. The guided by dotted rhythms of the piano, gliding melody of the violin is reminiscent of the system of the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 4
3rd movement: Allegretto con variazioni
Originally composed for this violin sonata was in retrospect to the finals of the Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op 47, the " Kreutzer Sonata ". By now existing, later composed by Beethoven finale with six variations affected the Violin Sonata, Op 30.1 to the critics because of the diversity of individual sentences inhomogeneous.
In the development of variations begins only in the fifth variation due to a change in pace and tempo a new mood, which continues into the coda.
Effect
The Violin Sonatas Op 30 appeared in 1803 and were the Russian Tsar Alexander I dedicated the paid this during the Congress of Vienna with a payment of 100 ducats to Beethoven.
The Sonata Op 30.1 was referred to in the review of the Leipzig " general musical newspaper" as something " everyday ". In the opinion of the reviewer Beethoven did not offer in the first sentence " the beautiful river of thoughts, which you so well encountered in his later work ," while on the other hand, the average sentence, " one of his beautiful, solid by held in the melancholy character Adagio, all the best Beethoven's worthy "was. The final movement, in turn, was " not entirely successful ".
Beethoven, in turn, wrote in light of this criticism to his publisher Hoffmeister about "the Leipzig oxen ," they should let just talk, because they certainly nobody make " immortalized by their chatter [ are ] as they also nobody will take the Unsterblichkeint. «.