The Violin Sonatas

Album by Robert Schumann & Ulf Wallin & Roland Pöntinen

The Violin Sonatas are a set of three violin sonatas by German composer Robert Schumann, composed between 1851 and 1853. They feature Romantic-era lyrical writing and close piano–violin interplay with shifting moods and formal contrasts, reflecting a mature phase in Schumann's chamber-music output and contributing to the 19th-century development of the violin–piano sonata repertoire.
First released: December 2011

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 1 in A minor for Violin and Piano, op. 105: I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
    8:24
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 1 in A minor for Violin and Piano, op. 105: II. Allegretto
    4:02
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 1 in A minor for Violin and Piano, op. 105: III. Lebhaft
    5:27
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor for Violin and Piano "Große Sonate", op. 121: I. Ziemlich langsam. Lebhaft
    14:24
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor for Violin and Piano "Große Sonate", op. 121: II. Sehr lebhaft
    4:40
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor for Violin and Piano "Große Sonate", op. 121: III. Leise, einfach
    6:08
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 2 in D minor for Violin and Piano "Große Sonate", op. 121: IV. Bewegt
    9:33
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 3 in A minor for Violin and Piano, WoO 2: I. Ziemlich langsam
    7:37
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 3 in A minor for Violin and Piano, WoO 2: II. Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
    3:09
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 3 in A minor for Violin and Piano, WoO 2: III. Lebhaft
    3:33
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 3 in A minor for Violin and Piano, WoO 2: IV. Finale. Markiertes, ziemlich lebhaftes Tempo
    7:05

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