Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Nationality: German
Baptized: December 17, 1770, Bonn Died: March 26, 1827, Vienna (age 56)

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, "Spring"

(for violin and piano)
9:35 I. Allegro
6:09 II. Adagio molto espressivo
1:20 III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
6:48 IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1800-1801 (age 29-31)
Published: 1801 (age 30-31)
Dedication: Count Moritz von Fries
Note: German nickname: "Frühlingssonate"
11 recordings, 27 videos
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9:57
Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
I. Allegro
6:32
Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
II. Adagio molto espressivo
1:16
Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
6:52
Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
10:33
Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Kempff
I. Allegro
6:25
Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Kempff
II. Adagio molto espressivo
1:32
Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Kempff
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
7:22
Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Kempff
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
9:49
Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley
I. Allegro
5:49
Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley
II. Adagio molto espressivo
1:09
Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
6:31
Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
9:41
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
I. Allegro
6:02
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
II. Adagio molto espressivo
1:20
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
6:35
Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
9:37
Oistrakh
(part 1 of 3)
7:01
Oistrakh
(part 2)
6:43
Oistrakh
(part 3)
28:04
Mutter, Orkis
5:46
Madoyev
II. Adagio molto espressivo
19:59
Kreisler, Rupp
10:02
Itin, Gruppman
I. Allegro
19:38
Francescatti, Casadesus
6:19
Busch, Serkin, 1933
II. Adagio molto espressivo
1:22
Busch, Serkin, 1933
III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
6:41
Busch, Serkin, 1933
IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

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