Sonatas for Piano and Violin, Johannes Brahms. Violin and Piano

CONTENT

1. Violinsonate Nr. 1 G-dur op. 78
2. Violinsonate Nr. 2 A-dur op. 100
3. Violinsonate Nr. 3 d-moll op. 108
4. Allegro c-moll WoO 2 (Scherzosatz aus der "F.A.E.-Sonate")

DESCRIPTION

Brahms early on engaged with the violin sonata genre. As early as 1853 he wrote a sonata in a minor, which - like so many other youthful works of this self-critical composer - no longer survives. Thus the G-major sonata op. 78, written in 1878/79, is now counted as his first contribution to the genre; it has the nickname Regenlied Sonata (literally rain-song sonata) because of the quotation from a song that appears in the finale. In summer 1886 Brahms composed, almost simultaneously, the two sonatas op. 100 and 108. All three works now have a firm place in the violinistic canon.

We round off our volume with the Scherzo in c minor that Brahms contributed to the so-called F.A.E Sonata, which he composed together with Robert Schumann and Albert Dietrich as a gift for violinist Joseph Joachim in 1853. With its stark contrast between the turbulent allegro and the emotional più moderato part, his scherzo has become a popular bravura and encore piece.

The present new edition is based on the New Brahms Complete Edition, and offers a musical text and commentary that have been revised according to the latest research. The fingering is by respective masters of their instruments Frank Peter Zimmermann and Martin Helmchen.

SPECIFICATIONS

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Editor: Bernd Wiechert
Instrumentation: Violin and Piano
Product Type: Book and Part(s)
Series: Henle Urtext Editions
Publisher: G. Henle Verlag
Genre Description: Classical
Year of Publication: 2022
ISMN: 9790201815664
Edition Number: HN 1566
Binding: Paperback/Softcover
Difficulty: intermediate - advanced