Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 for Violin and Piano

Album by Béla Bartók & Isaac Stern & Yefim Bronfman

Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 for Violin and Piano are compositions by Béla Bartók, composed in 1921 and 1922. They exemplify Bartók's move towards a modernist, folk-influenced language, blending modal scales, dissonant harmonies and complex rhythms while expanding violin technique and the violin–piano interplay, and occupy a formative place in his output during the early 1920s.
First released: 1997

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, Sz. 75: I. Allegro appassionato
    12:47
  2. 2.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, Sz. 75: II. Adagio
    10:50
  3. 3.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, Sz. 75: III. Allegro molto
    10:25
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76: I. Molto moderato
    8:58
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in C major, Sz. 76: II. Allegretto
    12:31

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