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
Dedicated to Peter Kürten Dedicated to Peter Kürten Dedicated to Peter Kürten is the fourth album by Whitehouse released in 1981 by Come Organisation (later reissued by Susan Lawly). The album is known as by its full title, Dedicated to Peter Kürten Sadist and Mass Slayer. Whitehouse continues to use the new-found elements of their third album, "Erector". Just as the previous, "Dedicated to Peter Kürten" is much as a fan favorite and just as influential. The album cover features the image of the serial killer Peter Kürten, who has an instrumental track "dedicated" to him. The album also marks the beginning of the