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{{Short description|1823 piano and violin composition by Felix Mendelssohn}}
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The '''[[Violin Sonata]] in F minor''', [[Opus number|Op]]. 4, for [[violin]] and [[piano]] was composed by [[Felix Mendelssohn]] in 1825 and is the only one to carry an opus number. Mendelssohn composed two other violin sonatas, both in F major, that are without opus numbers.


The '''[[Violin Sonata]] (No. 2) in F minor''', [[Opus number|Op]]. 4, [[Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis|MWV]] Q 12 for [[violin]] and [[piano]] was composed by [[Felix Mendelssohn]] in 1823<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=NBD0032&catNum=NBD0032&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English|title=About this Recording|last=Anderson|first=Keith|date=|website=Naxos Records|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> and is the only one to carry an opus number. Mendelssohn composed two other violin sonatas, both in F major, that were not published in his lifetime. This was published with a dedication to his friend and violin teacher, Eduard Rietz, who was also dedicatee of the composer's [[Octet (Mendelssohn)|Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20]].<ref>{{harvnb|Anderson|2001}}</ref>
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Unlike his famous violin work, the [[Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)|Violin Concerto in E minor]], the sonata lacks dramatic expositions, however still containing composer's calm [[chamber music]] and early-onset brilliancy.


== Movements ==
== Movements ==

The work has three [[movement (music)|movements]]:
The work has three [[movement (music)|movements]]:


# [[List of musical terminology|Adagio]] - Allegro moderato
# [[List of musical terminology|Adagio]] – Allegro moderato
# Poco adagio
# Poco adagio
# Allegro agitato
# Allegro agitato


A typical performance lasts about 22 minutes.
A typical performance lasts about 22 minutes.

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Unlike his more famous violin work, the [[Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)|Violin Concerto in E minor]], this sonata lacks dramatic exposition. It does contain a calm beauty that is typical of the composer's [[chamber music]], and it demonstrates the brilliance of his early compositions.

==References==
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*{{cite AV media notes|last=Anderson|first=Keith|title=Liner Notes to Mendelssohn: Works for Violin and Piano (Complete)|publisher=Naxos Records|type=CD|id=8.554725|year=2001 |url=http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.554725&catNum=554725&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English#}}
*{{cite book|last=Todd|first=R. Larry|title=Mendelssohn: A Life in Music|publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York|year=2003|isbn=0-19-511043-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wCC2HkHpxg4C}}

==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMSLP2|work=Violin Sonata, Op.4 (Mendelssohn, Felix)|cname=Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 4}}
*[http://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata,_Op.4_(Mendelssohn,_Felix) Imslp]:Sheet music
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Latest revision as of 10:15, 13 June 2024

Not to be confused with Violin Sonata in F major (1820) (Mendelssohn) or Violin Sonata in F major (1838) (Mendelssohn).

The Violin Sonata (No. 2) in F minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12 for violin and piano was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1823[1] and is the only one to carry an opus number. Mendelssohn composed two other violin sonatas, both in F major, that were not published in his lifetime. This was published with a dedication to his friend and violin teacher, Eduard Rietz, who was also dedicatee of the composer's Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20.[2]

Movements

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The work has three movements:

  1. Adagio – Allegro moderato
  2. Poco adagio
  3. Allegro agitato

A typical performance lasts about 22 minutes.

Unlike his more famous violin work, the Violin Concerto in E minor, this sonata lacks dramatic exposition. It does contain a calm beauty that is typical of the composer's chamber music, and it demonstrates the brilliance of his early compositions.

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Keith. "About this Recording". Naxos Records.
  2. ^ Anderson 2001
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