Violin Sonata in F major (1838) (Mendelssohn)

Not to be confused with Violin Sonata, Op. 4 (Mendelssohn) or Violin Sonata in F major (1820) (Mendelssohn).

The Violin Sonata in F major, composed in 1838 by Felix Mendelssohn, but remained unpublished during the composers lifetime. It remained so until 1953 when violinist Yehudi Menuhin arranged for publication.^[1]

Background

Mendelssohn began work on the Violin Sonata in 1838, the same year he started work on the Violin Concerto in E minor. By the 15th of June 1838 he had completed the composition in draft form, but rejected the work as a "...wretched sonata..." ^{[lower-alpha 1]}.^[3]

It was not until 1839 that Mendelssohn began work on revising the sonata by rewriting the first movement.^[3] However the task remained uncompleted at his death in 1847 and it was not until 1953, that violinist Yehudi Menuhin revived the work and prepared it for publication by revising the first movement based on Mendelssohn's incomplete revision.^[3]^[2]

Structure

has three movements:

Allegro vivace
Adagio
Assai vivace

A typical performance lasts about 22 minutes.

References

Notes

↑ Sharona Volcano, speculates this may have been the result of a play-through with Ferdinand David to whom Mendelssohn had intended to dedicate the piece.^[2]

Sources

Anderson, Keith (2001). Liner Notes to Mendelssohn: Works for Violin and Piano (Complete) (CD). Naxos Records. 8.554725.
Kopplin, Dave (2012). "Program Notes to Joshua Bell and Sam Haywood play Mendelssohn, Brahms, Ravel, Ysaÿe & Gershwin" (PDF). University of Florida.
Todd, R. Larry (2003). Mendelssohn: A Life in Music. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511043-9.
Volcano, Sharona; Fanning, David (2012). "Program notes for Joshua Bell & Jeremy Denk Play Mendelssohn, Grieg, Gershwin & Franck" (PDF). Barbican Centre.

External links

"Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major (1838)". LA Philharmonic.

Chamber music by Felix Mendelssohn

String quartets	String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 12 String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 13 String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1 String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3 String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 12 Fugues for String Quartet (1821) String Quartet in E-flat major (1823)

String quintets and octets	String Quintet No. 1 in A major, Op. 18 String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 87 Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

String sonatas	Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 45 Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 Viola Sonata in C minor (1823-4) Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 Violin Sonata in F major (1820) Violin Sonata in F major (1838)

Piano trios, quartets and sextets	Piano Trio in C minor (1820) Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1 Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 2 Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3 Piano Quartet in D minor (1821) Piano Sextet in D major, Op. 110

Works for clarinet	Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major (1824) Concert Piece No. 1 in F minor, Op. 113 Concert Piece No. 2 in D minor, Op. 114

List of compositions by Felix Mendelssohn

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