Sonatas for Piano and Violin Vol. 2

The year 1802 proved to be a year of true challenge for Beethoven, as he finally realised that his decline into deafness was irreversible. However, in this year Beethoven composed some of his most radiant and life-affirming works in that period. Possibly as part of the determination to push the boundaries of his art in pursuit of solace and fulfilment, Beethoven demonstrates a remarkable stylistic shift between the Op. 12 and the Op. 30 Sonatas (written in 1801–2, published in 1803). While the former set was dedicated to Salieri in a nod of appreciation towards his education, the latter was dedicated to Tsar Aleksandr I of Russia, celebrated upon his visits to Vienna in the first part of the 19th Century for his wide-reaching reformist attitude. 
 

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Sonata No. 3 in E flat Major Op. 12, No. 3
I. Allegro con spirito
 
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Sonata No. 3 in E flat Major Op. 12, No. 3
II. Adagio con molta espressione
 
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Sonata No. 3 in E flat Major Op. 12, No. 3
III. Rondo: Allegro molto
 
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Sonata No. 8 in G Major Op. 30, No. 3
I. Allegro assai
 
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Sonata No. 8 in G Major Op. 30, No. 3
II. Tempo di Minuetto ma molto moderato e grazioso
 
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Sonata No. 8 in G Major Op. 30, No. 3
III. Allegro vivace
 
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Sonata No. 6 in A Major Op. 30, No. 1
I. Allegro
 
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Sonata No. 6 in A Major Op. 30, No. 1
II. Adagio molto espressivo
 
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Sonata No. 6 in A Major Op. 30, No. 1
III. Allegretto con variazioni
 
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Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30, No. 2
I. Allegro con brio
 
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Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30, No. 2
II. Adagio cantabile
 
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Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30, No. 2
III. Scherzo. Allegro & Trio
 
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Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30, No. 2
IV. Finale: Allegro & Presto
 
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