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The sonata for violin and piano in G minor, L. 140, was written in 1917. It was the composer's last major composition and is notable for its brevity; a typical performance lasts about 13 minutes. The premiere took place on 5 May 1917, the violin part played by Gaston Poulet, with Debussy himself at the piano. It was his last public performance.
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 3; Violin Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 41; Violin Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 72 (gave rise to a scandal at its premiere with a work by Ludwig Thuille) Violin Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 84; Violin Sonata No. 6 in D minor, Op. 103b/1; Violin Sonata No. 7 in A major, Op. 103b/2
Debussy dedicated the sonata, and actually the complete project, to his wife Emma, [3] writing "Les Six Sonates pour divers instruments sont offertes en hommage à Emma-Claude Debussy (p.m.) Son mari Claude Debussy" (The six sonatas for various instruments are offered to honour Emma-Claude Debussy. Her husband.). [2]: 5 He completed only three ...
Claude Debussy c. 1910. This is a complete list of compositions by Claude Debussy initially categorized by genre, and sorted within each genre by "L²" number, according to the 2001 revised catalogue by musicologist François Lesure, [1] which is generally in chronological order of composition date.
The earliest two works composed for flute, viola, and harp are Théodore Dubois's Terzettino (1905) and Claude Debussy's Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (1915). The Terzettino is a relatively short work in one movement lasting approximately five minutes, and its main theme is a lyrical, romantic-style melody. [4]
Several of his violin sonatas feature a movement in theme and variation format. Beethoven wrote ten violin sonatas throughout his composing career. [1] His sonatas matured in both style and complexity; the Kreutzer Sonata is a work of extreme contrast. A rendition typically lasts forty minutes and is very demanding on both players. [2]
The Sonata for Violin and Cello (French: Sonate pour violon et violoncelle) is a composition written by Maurice Ravel from 1920 to 1922. He dedicated it to Claude Debussy, who had died in 1918. [1] It premiered on 6 April 1922 with Hélène Jourdan-Morhange playing the violin and Maurice Maréchal the cello. It is in the key of A minor, with ...
Carlton Classics 1996. 30366 00327 (Josef Suk - violin, Bohumila Jedličková - piano) Debussy, Janáček, Prokofiev: Sonatas for Violin and Piano. Philips 1995. 446 091-2 (Viktoria Mullova - violin, Piotr Anderszewski - piano) Janáček: Instrumental and Orchestral Works (2CD). EMI 2001. 7243 5 74844 2 8 (Pierre Amoyal - violin, Mikhail Rudy ...