Violin Sonatas No. 1, Op. 80 & No. 2, Op. 94bis

Album by Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev & Joseph Szigeti

Violin Sonatas No. 1, Op. 80 and No. 2, Op. 94bis are violin sonatas by Sergei Prokofiev, composed in 1946 and 1943 respectively, the latter being revised for violin in 1944. They blend neoclassical forms, lyrical melody and modern dissonance with sharp rhythms and introspective passages, reflecting Prokofiev's mid- to late-career style and the wartime/post-war context in which they were written and are representative of his chamber-music output from that period.