Violin Sonata No. 6 (Beethoven)

Violin Sonata
No. 6
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven portrayed in 1801
KeyA major
Opus30
Composed1801 (1801)–1802
DedicationAlexander I of Russia
PublishedMay 1803 (1803)
Duration22 minutes
Movements3

The Violin Sonata No. 6 of Ludwig van Beethoven in A major, the first of his Opus 30 set, was composed between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia. It has three movements:

  1. Allegro
  2. Adagio molto espressivo
  3. Allegretto con variazioni

The work takes approximately 22 minutes to perform.