Franz Reizenstein

Franz Reizenstein (1911-1968)

Nationality: German | English
Born: June 7, 1911, Nuremberg Died: October 15, 1968, London (age 57)
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Violin Sonata, Op. 20

(for violin and piano)
10:16 I. Tranquillo
4:17 II. Allegro, ma non troppo
10:21 III. Finale. Misterioso - Allegro risoluto
Duration: 25 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1945 (age 33-34)
1 recording, 3 videos
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10:16
Melos Ensemble
I. Tranquillo
4:17
Melos Ensemble
II. Allegro, ma non troppo
10:21
Melos Ensemble
III. Finale. Misterioso - Allegro risoluto

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • 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
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • ma—but, however
  • misterioso [I]—mysterious, secretive, enigmatic
  • 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
  • risoluto [I], resoluto—resolute, decisively, boldly, with vigor
  • 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.
  • tranquillo [It], tranquille [F], tranquillement—tranquil, peaceful, soft
  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
  • 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.