The composers Robert Schumann and Arnold Schoenberg, in their later years, both looked back to classical models to reinvigorate their compositional approach.
Composition History
Schoenberg's Phantasy, Op.47, was commissioned by violinist Adolph Koldofsky after a successful performance of Schoenberg's String Trio.
Composition History
Schumann's Third Violin Sonata was created by adding two movements to his contributions for a sonata devised with younger composers Johannes Brahms and Albert Dietrich for violinist Joseph Joachim.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ukrainian composer Valentyn Silvestrov (b.1937) states that his music is not new, but rather a response and echo of what already exists.
Critical Reception
Schumann's Third Violin Sonata was suppressed after his death and not published until 1956, the centenary of his death.
Compositional Technique
Schoenberg's Phantasy, Op.47, while using 12-tone techniques, also includes tonal references and a structure echoing the four movements of a classical sonata.
Recording & Production
This recording is likely the first of Schumann's Phantasie in C, Op.131, in its version for violin and piano, based on the 1853 Kistner edition.
