Violin Sonata No. 9 (Beethoven) supporting the belief that the acquisition of the finale of Op. 30/1 for the "Kreutzer" was a compositional intention — and not a result of lack of time, as long suspected. The sonata was originally dedicated to the violinist George Bridgetower (1778–1860) as "Sonata mulattica composta per il mulatto Brischdauer [Bridgetower], gran pazzo e compositore mulattico" (Mulatto Sonata composed for the mulatto Brischdauer, great madman mulatto composer). Shortly after completion the work was premiered by Bridgetower and Beethoven on 24 May 1803 at the Augarten Theatre at a concert that started at the unusually early hour of 8:00 am. Bridgetower
Daniel Kreutzer Daniel Kreutzer Daniel Kreutzer (born October 23, 1979) is a German retired professional ice hockey forward who spent most of his career with Düsseldorfer EG of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Having come through the youth ranks of Düsseldorfer EG, Kreutzer made his debut in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in the 1996-97 season. After spending time with Revier Löwen Oberhausen and the Kassel Huskies between 1997 and 2002, he returned to Düsseldorf and became a pillar of the DEG side. Kreutzer reached the finals with the Düsseldorf team in 2006 and 2009, but would never win the