The sonata remains the most popular of the three works, and has established itself in the standard repertoire. The work was also a personal favorite of Grieg's. The sonata premiered with Grieg himself at the piano with well-known violinist Adolph Brodsky in Leipzig. To a certain extent, Grieg built on Norwegian folk melodies and rhythms in this three-movement sonata. However, Grieg considered the second sonata as the "Norwegian" sonata, while the third sonata was "the one with the broader horizon."
Date of composition | 1865 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
First published | 1866 |
Type | Sonata |
Tonality | F Major |
Catalogue | Op. 8 |
Instruments |
Violin
Piano |
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Autotranslations beta |
Edvard Grieg: Sonate pour violon n°1 en fa majeur, Op. 8 Edvard Grieg: Sonata per violino n. 1 in fa maggiore, Op. 8 Edvard Grieg: Sonate Nr. 1 für Violine F-dur, Op. 8 |