Ludwig van Beethoven's Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 was written in 1808, Beethoven's second compositional period. Composed in the same year were the two piano trios of Op. 70 and the Choral Fantasy; in the same year Beethoven also completed and published his Fifth and Sixth Symphonies. The sonata was dedicated to Baron Ignaz von Gleichenstein and first performed in March 1809 by cellist Nikolaus Kraft and pianist Dorothea von Ertmann. Beethoven composed five sonatas for cello and piano over his lifetime; Steven Isserlis described his third sonata as the first cello sonata in history to give equally important parts to both of the instruments.

Date of composition 1808
Premiered March 1809
Type Sonata
Tonality A Major
Catalogue Op. 69
Instruments Cello
Piano
Autotranslations beta Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate pour violoncelle n°3 en la majeur, Op. 69
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata per violoncello n. 3 in la maggiore, Op. 69
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate Nr. 3 für Violoncello A-dur, Op. 69