Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven) sight-read the sonata; he had never seen the work before, and there had been no time for any rehearsal. After the premiere performance Beethoven and Bridgetower fell out: while the two were drinking, Bridgetower apparently insulted the morals of a woman whom Beethoven cherished. Enraged, Beethoven removed the dedication of the piece, dedicating it instead to Rodolphe Kreutzer, who was considered the finest violinist of the day. The piece is in three movements, and takes approximately 43 minutes to perform: After its successful premiere in 1803 the work was published in 1805 as Beethoven's Op. 47, with its re-dedication to
Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hill) Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hill) Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Stiles 1.2.1.6 So2, is a sonata for violin and piano by Alfred Hill completed at the beginning of 1906. Its manuscript is at the National Library of Australia. It bears inscription: "Island Bay Wellington N.Z. 10th January 1906". The sonata is dedicated to an Australian violinist Cyril Monk ("Dedicated to my friend Cyril Monk"), Hill's pupil in theory and composition. Its approximate duration is 16 minutes. The Sonata was revised and arranged for oboe and piano, clarinet and piano (both in 1955: "revised and arranged for Oboe or