I. Con moto; II. Ballada; III.
Allegretto; IV. Adagio
Janácek began
writing his only mature violin sonata in 1914. He worked on it during the Great
War, and gave it the final touches for its premiere only in 1922. It is a relatively
compact and concentrated work, based on short motives, swift changes of tempo,
and intense emotional expression.
The
work has four movements. The first, Con
moto, is passionate and lyrical. It opens with an intense ascending phrase
of the solo violin, followed by a tense lyrical melody accompanied by piano
tremolos. The development builds to an anguished climax that leads to the
reprise. The second movement is a ballad, also marked con moto, with a warm melody based on a simple folk-like melody,
supported by the piano's broken chords. The third movement, Allegretto, is a brief, two-minute
scherzo. The finale, Adagio, opens
and closes in desolation. The central section grows to a tense climax and then
resignedly subsides into the opening material. Rachel Lee
Classical Music | Violin Music
Leoš Janáček
Sonata for Violin and Piano Play
Recorded on 07/07/2010, uploaded on 12/24/2010
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I. Con moto; II. Ballada; III. Allegretto; IV. Adagio
Janácek began writing his only mature violin sonata in 1914. He worked on it during the Great War, and gave it the final touches for its premiere only in 1922. It is a relatively compact and concentrated work, based on short motives, swift changes of tempo, and intense emotional expression.
The work has four movements. The first, Con moto, is passionate and lyrical. It opens with an intense ascending phrase of the solo violin, followed by a tense lyrical melody accompanied by piano tremolos. The development builds to an anguished climax that leads to the reprise. The second movement is a ballad, also marked con moto, with a warm melody based on a simple folk-like melody, supported by the piano's broken chords. The third movement, Allegretto, is a brief, two-minute scherzo. The finale, Adagio, opens and closes in desolation. The central section grows to a tense climax and then resignedly subsides into the opening material. Rachel LeeMore music by Leoš Janáček
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