Violin Sonata No. 8 (Beethoven)
| Violin Sonata | |
|---|---|
| No. 8 | |
| by Ludwig van Beethoven | |
1801 engraving by Johann Joseph Neidl, after a now-lost portrait of Beethoven by Gandolph Ernst Stainhauser von Treuberg, ca. 1800 | |
| Key | G major |
| Opus | 30 |
| Composed | 1801–1802 |
| Dedication | Alexander I of Russia |
| Published | May 1803 |
| Duration | 18 minutes |
| Movements | 3 |
The Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major, Op. 30, No. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven, the third of his Opus 30 set, was written between 1801 and 1802, published in May 1803, and dedicated to Tsar Alexander I of Russia. In response, Alexander gave Beethoven a diamond when they met at the Congress of Vienna, in 1814.