The Violin Sonatina in E major, Op. 80, is a three-movement duo for violin and piano written in 1915 by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. The main theme of the third movement was originally intended for the Sixth Symphony (Op. 104).
History
The Violin Sonatina received its premiere in Helsinki, Finland, on 6 December 1915, on the occasion of the semi-centennial of Sibelius's birth (during which there were many concerts celebrating the composer); the soloists were the Polish-American violinist Richard Burgin and the Finnish pianist . Also on the program was the String Quartet (Op. 4, 1890), the suite for solo piano Kyllikki (Op. 41, 1904), and the String Quartet, (Op. 56, 1909).
Structure and music The Violin Sonatina is in three movements, as follows:
The piece was published in 1921 by Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
The first movement begins in time before switching to for the Allegro. It has a duration of about minutes.
The second movement is in time and has a duration of about minutes.
The third movement begins time before switching to at the Allegretto. It has a duration of about four minutes.
Discography The American violinist Diana Steiner and the pianist David Berfield made the world premiere studio recording of the Violin Sonatina in 1977 for Orion. The sortable table below lists this and other commercially available recordings: ViolinPianoRuntimeRecording venueLabel111:541977Orion210:221979St. Andrew's ChurchMasters of the Bow3 (1)11:501980Finlandia4 (2)1988Ondine512:511991BIS612:152001Martti Talvela Hall, Mikaeli714:232005Tulinberg Hall, 811:34Etcetera92014AinolaAinola1011:222016Church of St John the Evangelist, OxfordStone117 Mountain1213:342022Palazzo Cigola-Martinoni, CigoleDa Vinci Classics
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