Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, ‘Spring Sonata’ (Beethoven)
Movements
i Allegro ii Adagio molto espressivo iii Scherzo: Allegro molto iv Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo
Notes
The Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, is a four movement work for violin and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was first published in 1801. The work is commonly known as the Spring Sonata, although the name “Spring” was apparently given to it after Beethoven’s death. The sonata was dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries, a patron to whom Beethoven also dedicated two other works of the same year—the String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 and the Violin Sonata No. 4—as well as his later Symphony No. 7 in A major.
