Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas #5 (“Spring”), #8 and #9 (“Kreutzer”)

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonatas for
Violin and Piano
No.5 (“Spring”), No.8 and No.9 (“Kreutzer”)

With Separate Violin Part

Beethoven composed ten sonatas for violin and piano, all of which are absolute staples in the chamber music repertoire. Dover’s outstanding performance edition brings together the three most popular sonatas—each considered a masterpiece of the genre—in one convenient, low-priced set with separate violin part. Included are the famed “Kreutzer” Sonata (No.9, op. 47), the most frequently performed of any violin and piano sonata; the “Spring” Sonata (No. 5, Op. 24), second only to the “Kreutzer” in its vast popularity; and the Sonata No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3, a favorite for its lively and bucolic spirit. Dover’s shrink-wrapped package with separate violin part, offered at a remarkably low price, is destined to become the edition of choice for every serious violinist, student and professional.

New Dover (1996) compilation of works originally published by C. F. Peters Corporation, Frankfurt, n.d., as part of Edition Peters Nr. 3031: Sonaten fur Pianoforte und Violine von L. van Beethoven / Neue Ausgabe von Joseph Joachim [Joseph Joachim, ed.]. 96-page piano score plus 32-page slip-in violin part, shrink- wrapped. 9 x 12. Paperbound.

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