Sonata in A major, Op. 47 ˝Kreutzer˝

The Opus 47 Sonata was written originally for George Bridgetower, a violinist of African and Europcan parentage who had made his name in the English musical world.
Having travelled to Vienna very largely in order to meet Beethoven, he persisted until he had persuaded the great composer to write a work especially for his Vienna debut at the Augarten, the probable date of which was the 24th of May, 1803.
The sonata, with Beethoven at the piano, was a great success, in spite of the curious starting time of the concert - 8 a.m.