Sonata in A, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) played by Max Rostal (violin) and Mewton-Wood (piano)
Beethoven's Violin Sonata in A, Op. 47, takes its name from the violinist to whom it was dedicated, Rodolphe Kreutzer. The short introduction is begun by the violin alone with one of those all-embracing melodic aphorisms of which Beethoven alone possessed the secret; the first and last movements are both impelled by a relentless rhythmic drive; and the slow movement is a set of expansive variations on one of Beethoven's most haunting themes. D.C.