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
Pierre Gaviniès Kreutzer, and Romain de Brasseure dedicated works to him. The cellist Martin Berteau named a sonata “La Gavinies”. His seminal work is the 24 Matinées published in 1794, a compilation of violin studies that includes extremely complex passages with the main goal of developing bowing facility. Gaviniès taught violin at the Paris Conservatoire from 1795 until his death. Pierre Gaviniès Pierre Gaviniès (Bordeaux 11 May 1728 – Paris 8 September 1800) was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer. Son of a luthier, Gaviniès was taken to Paris by his father in 1734. At age 13 he made his debut at