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
Rodolphe Kreutzer the Paris Opera, and from 1817 he conducted there too. He died in Geneva and is buried in Paris at the Père Lachaise Cemetery. He was well known for his style of bowing, his splendid tone, and the clearness of his execution. His compositions include nineteen violin concertos and forty operas. His best-known works, however, are the "42 études ou caprices" (42 "études" or "capricci", 1796) which are fundamental pedagogic studies. Rodolphe Kreutzer Rodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including "La mort d'Abel" (1810). He