Violin Sonata No. 5 (Beethoven)

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The Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Opus 24, is a violin sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is often known as the "Spring" sonata, and was published in 1801. Its dedicatee was Count Moritz von Fries, a patron^[1] to whom the 4^th violin sonata, the string quintet of the same year, and the seventh symphony were also dedicated.

The work is in four movements:

1. Allegro
2. Adagio molto espressivo
3. Scherzo: Allegro molto
4. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

The Scherzo and its trio are particularly brief (and as pointed out here the scherzo is canonic).

The work takes approximately 23 minutes to perform.

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1. ^ Fries was also a travelling companion to Giovanni Battista Casti, a playwright and rival of Lorenzo da Ponte, and an influence on Mozart at a pivotal point in his operatic work, according to Alfred Einstein's Mozart: His Character, His Work.

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• List of works and their dedicatees

Works by Beethoven : Violin Sonatas
Op. 12 No. 1 | Op. 12 No. 2 | Op. 12 No. 3 | Op. 23 | Op. 24  "Spring" | Op. 30 No. 1 | Op. 30 No. 2 | Op. 30 No. 3 | Op. 47 "Kreutzer" | Op. 96