Rondo in B minor for violin and piano, D 895 (Schubert)
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Franz Schubert's Rondo in B minor for violin and piano, D 895 was composed in 1826.
It was the first piece for violin and piano that Schubert had composed for almost a decade. It was written for the twenty-year-old Czech violinist Josef Slavik (who also commissioned Schubert's Fantasy in C, D 934 in 1827), and was first performed by Slavík with the pianist Karl Maria von Bocklet in 1827.
Artaria published the score in April 1827 as Rondeau brillant, Op. 70, [1] and is the only one of Schubert's six violin-piano works to reach print during his lifetime.
Structure
[edit]The composition starts with an introductory "Andante", followed by an "Allegro" (A-B-A-C-A). The ensuing coda contains reminiscences of the theme of the "Andante" and of the "B" episode of the "Allegro". It ends in a section marked "Più mosso" in the score, in B major.
References
[edit]Notes
- ^ Wigmore 2013, p. 7
Sources
- Wigmore, Richard (2013). Schubert Complete Works for Violin and Piano (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA67911/2.
External links
[edit]- Rondo in B minor, D 895: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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