Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Nationality:
French
Born: October 9, 1835, Paris Died: December 16, 1921, Algiers (age 86)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 102
(for violin and piano)
| 7:14 | I. | Poco allegro più tosto moderato | |
| 3:49 | II. | Scherzo-Vivace | |
| 5:41 | III. | Andante - Allegretto scherzando ma ben moderato | |
| 4:39 | IV. | Allegro grazioso, non presto |
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1896 (age 60-61)
2 recordings,
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7:14
Tortorelli, Meluso
I.
Poco allegro più tosto moderato
3:49
Tortorelli, Meluso
II.
Scherzo-Vivace
5:41
Tortorelli, Meluso
III.
Andante - Allegretto scherzando ma ben moderato
4:39
Tortorelli, Meluso
IV.
Allegro grazioso, non presto
7:13
Cardenes, Stevenson
I.
Poco allegro più tosto moderato
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glossary
- allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
- allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
- andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
- ben, bene—well, quite. e.g. "ben marcato" means "quite" accented
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
- ma—but, however
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
- più—more
- poco, un poco, poco a poco—a little bit, e.g. "andante un poco moto" is andante with a little more motion than typical. "poco a poco" means a little bit at a time, gradually.
- presto—very fast, more so than allegro.
- scherzando [I], scherzoso, scherzante—playfully, lively, jestingly
- scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
- sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
- tosto, più tosto, piuttosto—fast; (somewhat) more quickly
- violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.
- vivace—brisk, lively tempo faster than allegro