Spanning two centuries, these short recitals introduce the listener to the evolution of the violin and piano sonata. Handel would have written for the violin with harpsichord and cello continuo, while Mozart was balancing the stringed instrument with a fortepiano. As the pianoforte was developed into a more powerful instrument during the 19th century for the larger public concert halls, the violin was also altered to give it greater tension and therefore volume. The performers will choose movements of each piece to illustrate how the composers made their own particular contribution to this popular combination of instruments.
Classical Violin Sonatas
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Date: Thursday 2 October
Time: 09:30
Venue: Hall One
Classical Period 1750-1817
Handel - Sonata in D Op. 1 No.13
Mozart - Sonata in E minor K304
Beethoven - Sonata in C minor Op. 30 No.2
Schubert - Sonata in A D574
Romantic Violin Sonatas
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Date: Thursday 2 October
Time: 10:45
Venue: Hall One
Romantic Period 1851-1893
Schumann - Sonata in A minor Op. 105
Brahms - Sonata in A Op. 100
Franck - Sonata in A
Dvořák - Sonatina in G Op. 100
Debussy - Sonata in G minor
Janáček - Sonata
Bartók - Sonata No.2
Prokofiev - Sonata No.1 in F minor
20th Century Violin Sonatas
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Date: Thursday 2 October
Time: 12:00
Venue: Hall One
