Violin Sonatas
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Title:
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Violin Sonatas |
Otros títulos:
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Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 Intermezzo From F.A.E. Sonata |
Intérprete/ Colaborador:
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Robert Schumann; Ilya Kaler; Boris Slutsky |
Código CDU:
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Schu.05 |
Forma Musical:
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Sonatas (Violin and piano) Excerpts |
Abstract:
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Both of Schumann's Sonatas for Violin and Piano (the present item and the Sonata, Op.121 in D minor) were composed during his tenure as a conductor in Düsseldorf in 1851, substantially later than his chamber works—Piano Quintet, Piano Quartet, and the three string quartets—which have achieved a more general renown. As such, they present a different set of challenges and rewards than do those earlier works. Signs of Schumann's impending collapse are certainly evident in the A minor Violin Sonata, but not through any deficiency of musical value; the work's dramatic and psychological complexities speak for themselves.
The undulation of the Sonata's first movement is established by the unbroken sixteenth note figuration in the piano's right hand. The music is played out with great surges of emotion and activity; the ponderous tone of the opening bars is carried away to heights of more hopeful passion as the second theme appears. The development is concise, concerning itself almost exclusively ... |
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