The second program logically contains the three sonatas of op. The Sixth Sonata plays the key role in the process which ranges from the Piano Sonata with violin accompaniment to the Sonata for two equal instruments. Beethoven replaced the last movement of this sonata with a variation movement and used it later for the Kreutzer Sonata finished in 1803. The Seventh, because of its four movements, has the greatest breadth within the op. The third movement of the Seventh Sonata is a sarcastic scherzo which is typical of Beethoven's artistry.
Many music critics lie in wait here for performers.
It is true that with the scherzi of Beethoven sonatas the pianist and the violinist chase each other in syncopation. Then comes the Eighth Sonata in G Major, which is unbelievably warmhearted and parlando. Beethoven again composed three very strongly contrasting works over a period of two to three years. The Kreutzer Sonata is like a concerto for piano and violin. The concept of a virtuoso duo underlies this sonata.