Grieg Sonate No 1 F-dur opus 8, Violin and Piano

SONATA FOR VIOLI AND PIANO

EDVARD GRIEG

The three sonatas for violin and piano, which play an important role in Edvard Grieg's oeuvre, signify milestones in the development of Norwegian music during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
This Urtext edition of the Third Sonata is by Finn Benestad and accords with the Grieg Complete Edition, based on the latest source scholarship, with preface and critical commentary.
Contains piano score and separate violin part.

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 Urtext Edition of Edvard Grieg's Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in F Major, Op. 8, edited by Finn Benestad. Premiered at the Leipzig Gewandhaus in 1865, the printed edition of this sonata was published by C. F. Peters shortly after. The director of C. F. Peters at the time, Max Abraham, wrote to Grieg after a performance in 1879, saying "About this sonata we hear only unanimous praise; the whole world is enchanted by it...". In this first violin sonata Grieg demonstrates his talent for string writing and brings a freshness to the violin sonata form, taking inspiration from Norwegian folk music.