Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)
Nationality:
Danish
Born: June 9, 1865, Sortelung, Funen Died: October 3, 1931, Copenhagen (age 66)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 9, FS 20
(for violin and piano)
| 8:21 | I. | Allegro glorioso | |
| 6:59 | II. | Andante | |
| 5:16 | III. | Allegro piacevole è giovanile |
Duration: 21 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1895 (age 29-30)
Published:
1896, Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen (age 30-31)
Dedication: Henri Marteau
3 recordings,
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8:43
Eyvind Sand Kjeldsen, Nina Gade
I.
Allegro glorioso
6:37
Eyvind Sand Kjeldsen, Nina Gade
II.
Andante
5:31
Eyvind Sand Kjeldsen, Nina Gade
III.
Allegro piacevole è giovanile
8:07
Christian Christiansen · Emil Telmanyi
I.
Allegro glorioso
7:56
Christian Christiansen · Emil Telmanyi
II.
Andante
5:19
Christian Christiansen · Emil Telmanyi
III.
Allegro piacevole è giovanile
8:13
Ragnhild Hemsing, Tor Espen Aspaas
I.
Allegro glorioso
6:25
Ragnhild Hemsing, Tor Espen Aspaas
II.
Andante
4:58
Ragnhild Hemsing, Tor Espen Aspaas
III.
Allegro piacevole è giovanile
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glossary
- 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
- 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
- e [It]—and
- giovanile [I]—youthful
- glorioso [I]—glorious, illustrious
- 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
- piacevole—pleasing, agreeable, graceful
- 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.
- 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.