From the Archives - Violin sonatas A to B

By Frank Byrne,

Brooke Knoll

Published February 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM CST

While they’re known as violin sonatas, these masterworks are an equal partnership between the piano and violin. We’ll hear superb examples in two contrasting sonatas by Hugo Alfven and Ludwig van Beethoven.

Compositions and Recordings

Sonata for Violin and Piano Op. 1
by Hugo Alfven
Mircea Saulesco, violin; Janos Solyom, piano

Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin; Lambert Orkis, piano

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Frank Byrne

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Brooke Knoll

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