The Violin Sonata No. 2 of Ludwig van Beethoven in A major, the second of his Opus 12 set (along with his Violin Sonata No. 1 and Violin Sonata No. 3), was written in 1797-8 and dedicated to Antonio Salieri. It has three movements:

1. Allegro vivace in A major
2. Andante, più tosto allegretto in A minor
3. Allegro piacevole

A typical performance lasts approximately 18 minutes.

Media

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major

1st movement (5:25 min.)

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2nd movement (5:27 min.)

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3rd movement (4:50 min.)

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External links

• Violin Sonata No. 2 : Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
• List of works by Beethoven Archived 2013-06-29 at the Wayback Machine with dates, keys and internal movement keys including for example that for opus 12/2.

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