The Three Violin Sonatas

Album by Edvard Grieg & Oscar Shumsky & Seymour Lipkin

The Three Violin Sonatas is a set of three violin sonatas by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, composed between 1865 and 1887. Rooted in Romantic-era idioms and coloured by Norwegian folk influences, the works feature lyrical violin lines supported by rich piano textures and trace Grieg's progression from his early lyrical manner to a more mature national Romantic style.
First released: 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in F, op. 8: I. Allegro con brio
    8:27
  2. 2.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in F, op. 8: II. Allegretto quasi Andantino
    5:08
  3. 3.
    Violin Sonata no. 1 in F, op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace
    6:39
  4. 4.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in G, op. 13: I. Largo doloroso – Allegro vivace
    8:28
  5. 5.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in G, op. 13: II. Allegretto tranquillo
    5:34
  6. 6.
    Violin Sonata no. 2 in G, op. 13: III. Allegro animato
    5:34
  7. 7.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 45: I. Allegro molto ed appassionato
    9:16
  8. 8.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 45: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
    6:32
  9. 9.
    Violin Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 45: III. Allegro animato
    7:27

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