Bach's 'accompanied' violin sonatas, including Sonata No.3 in E major, innovatively free the harpsichord from its continuo role, making its right hand a melodic partner to the violin.
Composition History
The identification of Beethoven's Sonata No.9 to Rudolphe Kieutzer, the French violinist, is ironic because he was indifferent to Beethoven's music.
Compositional Technique
Many motivic ideas in Brahms's First Sonata in G, Op.78, can be traced back to his own 'Regenlied' (Op.59 No.3), a setting of a poem by Klaus Groth.
Composition History
Beethoven's Violin Sonata No.9 in A, Op.47, known as the 'Kreutzer' Sonata, was originally written for the mulatto violinist George Bridgetower, but its dedication was changed after a quarrel.
Performer Biography
Yehudi Menuhin (violin) and his younger sister Hephzibah Menuhin (piano) achieved international recognition for nearly half a century as a musical duo.
Composer Biography
Beethoven's Violin Sonata No.10 in G, Op.96, was written at the same time as his Seventh and Eighth Symphonies, displaying his middle period compositional mastery.
Interpretation
The recordings on these two CDs, dating from 1936-1940, represent the duo's most active playing years.
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