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Beethoven<\/a>‘s Violin Sonata No. 9 <\/i>is a sonata for violin and piano, known for its technical difficulty and unusual length. The sonata was originally dedicated to the virtuoso violinist George Bridgetower.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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George Bridgetower, virtuoso violinist born to a Polish mother and West Indian father. Lived in England for much of his life. (1778-1860)
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Shortly after the completion, the work was premiered by Bridgetower and Beethoven on 24 May 1803 at the Augarten Theatre at a concert that started at the unusually early hour of 8am. Allegedly, Bridgetower sight-read the sonata, having never seen the work before since there had been no time for any rehearsal. In bar 35 of the first movement, Beethoven had written a huge run just for piano, spanning several octaves. After Beethoven executed the run, Bridgetower imitated it on the violin. Beethoven looked up from the piano in astonishment, ran across the stage, embraced Bridgetower, ran back to the piano and continued playing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Listen to the sonata here, with the score:<\/p>\n