Schumann - Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121

Robert Schumann

Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121

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Schumann’s second violin sonata was written in October/November 1851, only a few weeks after the first work for this combination of instruments (HN 428). The highly virtuosic sonata, especially in the finale, is characterised by the close thematic dovetailing of the single movements.
Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski, who later became the composer’s biographer, reported that “smiling in his kind-hearted manner” the composer had said to him: “I did not like the first violin sonata; so I then wrote a second one, which is hopefully better.” Schumann was apparently referring to the great differences in the expressive content: Whereas the first sonata with three movements seems rather melancholy and dark overall, the second “Great Sonata” with four movements is bursting with energy and ends in vibrant D major.

HN1098

Data sheet

Product type
Printed editorial product
Publishing status
Active
Original proprietary code
HN 1098
ISMN code
979-0-2018-1098-0
Publisher
G. Henle Verlag
Number of pages and size
96 (VI+58+16+16) - 23,5 x 31,0 cm
Peculiarities
Paperbound
Urtext Edition
Main responsibilities
Robert Schumann
Secondary responsibilities
Antje Weithaas (fingering and bowing for violin)
Ernst Herttrich (editor)
Klaus Schilde (fingering)
Unified main title
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor
Complements of the unified title (subtitle)
Opus 121