Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
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- Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Editor: Bernd Wiechert
- Fingering: Martin Helmchen
- Instrumentation: Piano, Violin
- Work: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
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- Size: 9.3 x 12.2 inches
- Pages: 64
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Brahms completed his Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108 in 1888. It was the culmination of several years of work, and his final contribution to the genre. This Third Sonata is his only one in a Minor key, and stands in stark contrast to its two predecessors, the cheerful and lyrical Sonatas in G Major and A Major. Cast on a large scale, its four movements are full of tense drama, technically and musically demanding in equal measure and crowned by a brilliant finale that Brahms's contemporaries admired for its "tempestuous" character. Reason enough for G. Henle Verlag to offer this sonata in a separate edition.
The musical text of this revised Urtext edition is based on the recently-published volume within the New Brahms Complete Edition, which guarantees the highest degree of scholarly precision. The helpful, well-thought-out fingerings are provided by the established chamber duo Frank Peter Zimmermann and Martin Helmchen.