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Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907)

Nationality: German

Born: November 30, 1861, Bozen Died: February 5, 1907, Munich (age 45)

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Violin Sonata No. 2 in e minor, Op. 30

(for violin and piano)

11:15	I.	Allegro appassionato, ma non troppo mosso
9:33	II.	Adagio molto
6:50	III.	Finale. Allegro deciso

Duration: 28 minutes (approximately)

Published: 1904, Strassburg: Süddeutscher Musikverlag (age 42-43)

Dedication: Henri Marteau

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10:53

Elisabeth Eibensteiner, Marlies Nussbaumer

I. Allegro appassionato, ma non troppo mosso

8:54

Elisabeth Eibensteiner, Marlies Nussbaumer

II. Adagio molto

7:09

Elisabeth Eibensteiner, Marlies Nussbaumer

III. Finale. Allegro deciso

11:36

Marco Rogliano, Gianluca Luisi

I. Allegro appassionato, ma non troppo mosso

10:11

Marco Rogliano, Gianluca Luisi

II. Adagio molto

6:31

Marco Rogliano, Gianluca Luisi

III. Finale. Allegro deciso

From Edition Silvertrust

Ludwig Thuille (1861-1907) was born in the then Austrian town of Bozen located in the South Tirol (now in Italy and called Bolzano). His remarkable talent for music was recognized at an early age. After a stint at the Innsbruck School of Music, Thuille studied with Josef Rheinberger at the Bavarian Royal Conservatory in Munich. Thuille befriended Richard Strauss when he was ten and they remained friends for the rest of Thuille's life. Strauss' influence on Thuille's music was certainly as great as that of Rheinberger. The last part of his life, Thuille spent as a music professor and composer, achieving considerable fame for his operas. He was the founder of the so-called New Munich School of composition. Among his many students was Ernest Bloch. Thuille wrote in most genres and often turned to chamber music.

His Second Violin Sonata dates from 1904. It bears all of the hallmarks of his mature style: brilliantly colored harmony, plastic but passionate melody with building blocks of great structural tension. The Adagio which comes next is by turns quiet and piece and then dramatic and full of passion. The finale, Allegro deciso, is characterized by its frenetic and restless energy.

This is an absolutely first rate, post Brahmsian late Romantic addition to the violin sonata repertoire. We hope it will take its place in the recital hall as well as on the stands of amateur violinists.

Related Composers

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)

Teacher

Nationality: German

Born: March 17, 1839, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Died: November 25, 1901, Munich (age 62)

Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)

Student

Nationality: Swiss | American

Born: July 24, 1880, Geneva Died: July 15, 1959, Portland, OR (age 79)

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)

friend

Nationality: German

Born: June 11, 1864, Munich Died: September 8, 1949, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (age 85)

Paul von Klenau (1883-1946)

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Nationality: Danish

Born: February 11, 1883, Copenhagen Died: August 31, 1946, Copenhagen (age 63)

Julius Weismann (1879-1950)

Student

Nationality: German

Born: December 26, 1879, Freiburg Died: December 22, 1950, Singen am Hohentweil, Lake Constance (age 71)

Rudi Stephan (1887-1915)

Student

Nationality: German

Born: July 29, 1887, Worms, Grand Duchy of Hesse Died: September 29, 1915, Chodaczków Wielki (age 28)

glossary

adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
appassionato, passionato, passionné [F], avec passion, passionnément—passionate; ardent
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
deciso [It]—decisive, bold, forceful
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
molto [It]—very much
mosso—moved, with motion, stirred, agitated
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
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.
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.