Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven) Rudolphe Kreutzer, which gave the composition its nickname. Kreutzer never performed the work, considering it "outrageously unintelligible". He did not particularly care for any of Beethoven's music, and they only ever met once, briefly. Referring to Beethoven's composition, Leo Tolstoy's novella "The Kreutzer Sonata" was first published in 1889. That novella was adapted in various stage and film productions, contributing to Beethoven's composition becoming known to the general public. Rita Dove's 2009 "Sonata Mulattica" reimagined the life of Bridgetower, the sonata's original dedicatee, in poetry, thus writing about the sonata that connected the composer and the violinist who first performed
A Tribute to Sonata Arctica project for approximately 1 year after the project had been completed. A Tribute to Sonata Arctica A Tribute to Sonata Arctica is a Sonata Arctica cover album released through independent Scottish record label Ouergh Records. Originating as a Kickstarter project, the crowd-funding effort raised £5946.00 towards creation of the album. Various established bands within the power metal and symphonic metal genres participated on the album, including Xandria, Stream of Passion and Van Canto. The album also features the first studio recording by the band Timeless Miracle since 2005 album "Into The Enchanted Chamber". Pasi Kauppinen of Sonata Arctica also mastered