The Greatest Violin Sonatas of all time
Dec 18, 2001 at 6:20 PM Post #2 of 38
There are SO many to choose from, and I like different ones for different reasons, so I won't name just one... Hmm.. here's a list of a few I can think of off the top of my head.
Are you asking for sonatas for violin and piano?

Here's some for violin and piano:

Brahms (in order of preference): G major, D minor, A major
Beethoven: No. 9 "Kreutzer" is probably the "greatest" out of all of them. (the ones by Beethoven, i mean)
Franck
Fauré
Prokofiev No. 2 Op. 94a

Violin solo:

Bach (of course): I like 1 and 2 the best.. hard to pick which one's better.. 3 is great too, but it's soooo long.. . The Fugue is friggin IMMENSE.
 
Dec 19, 2001 at 9:45 PM Post #3 of 38
Yes, I like Bach's 3rd. I like the scale. I also like the 1st and 2nd though....hmm... Bartok and Shostakovich each have rather intense violin sonatas. I cannot remember the opus of the Bartok one I am thinking of, but the Shostkakovich one is op. 134. It is actually the first piece of Shostakovich's music I ever heard. I heard Leila Josefowitz perform it live, which probably did not hurt. She is an incredible violinist, she is the same age as me, and she is really hot. She is also really nice. Perhaps that is why I like the sonata....to see someone that pretty and delicate breaking bowstrings left and right sawing away at the intense passages of Shostakovich's music was rather intoxicating.
Well, anyway.
Stu
 
Dec 19, 2001 at 10:02 PM Post #4 of 38
I agree that Josefovitch is quite amazing...
On the last track of her solo CD, she plays Ernst's Erlking variations, which is probably one of the most technically challenging pieces ever written for the instrument.. Incredible.

Don't you think the fugue of Bach's third sonata sounds like "London bridge is falling down..."? I never realized it until my girlfriend pointed it out to me, but it's sorta true...
 
Dec 25, 2001 at 11:29 PM Post #6 of 38
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I recently performed the 2nd and 3rd Bach sonata's (not in the same program), so they sit close to my heart.


Awesome! Do you play violin for a living?
 
Dec 26, 2001 at 12:18 AM Post #7 of 38
Thanks for all the the listings people!

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Jul 28, 2006 at 3:58 PM Post #10 of 38
Brahms #1, Op.78 (my favorite recording is by Valdimir Spivakov/Mikhail Rudy)
Debussy (my only version is by members of the Nash Ensemble)
Shostakovich (I like Mintz's rendition)

It is hard to say why I pick these; these just came top of my mind. Perhaps I like the Brahms for its structural integrity, the Debussy for its free-floating harmonies, and the Shostakovich for its sheer emotional impact.

There are lots of VCs from modern composers that I like a lot; I may come up with a list later.
 
Nov 19, 2006 at 9:50 PM Post #11 of 38
Prokofiev's Nos. 1 and 2 rank high with me.
 
Nov 19, 2006 at 11:40 PM Post #13 of 38
 
Nov 20, 2006 at 12:34 AM Post #15 of 38
I was gonna put the Joshua Bell version to freak certain people out. Oh what the hell. Couldn't resist!
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