Emil Sjögren (1853-1918)

Sonate No 2 (E-moll [E minor]) für Violine und Pianoforte

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Print

1. Allegro moderato — Tempo I e molto pesante — Poco più lento
2. Allegretto scherzando — Più tranquillo — D.C. al Fine
3. Andante sostenuto
4. Con fuoco — Andante sostenuto — Tempo I — Più mosso — Tempo I — Più lento

  • Year of composition: 1889
  • Work category: Violin and piano
  • Dedication: To Tor Aulin
  • Duration: 32 min
  • Detailed duration: 31'58'' (1: 8'33'', 2: 8'16'', 3: 6'36'', 4: 8'33'') according to Caprice Records Emil Sjögren: Complete works for violin and piano. Vol. 2. Tobias Ringborg (violin), Anders Kilström (piano). CAP 21667 (2004)

Examples of printed editions

Levande Musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage no. 662. Critical edition by Ingrid Lindgren (2016)
London, Laudy & Co; Breslau [Wrocław], Julius Hainauer, Kjöbenhavn [Copenhagen], Det Nordiske Forlag, Musikforlaget: Henrik Hennings (N.F. 2478)

Location for score and part material

Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Literature

Crastan Kaestner, Eva: Studien zu den Violinsonaten von Emil Sjögren. Lizentiatsarbeit der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Zürich, Musikwissenschaftliches Institut.Mai 2004 (Mainly concerns the second violin sonata, from the prefacet: 'Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst zich mit den fünf Violinsonaten des schwedischen Komponisten Emil Sjögren. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Analyse der zweiten Violinsonate op. 24, des wohl meistgelobten und -gespielten Instrumentalwerks Sjögren.')

Description of work

1. Allegro moderato E minor 4/4 (C) 1 bar, /:89 bars:/49 bars, Tempo I e molto pesante 59 bars, E major 40 bars, E minor 8 bars, Poco più lento 5 bars, in total 251 bars
2. Allegretto scherzando G major 2/4 204 bars, Più tranquillo C major 3/4 /:16 bars://:36 bars:/, D.C. al Fine 204 bars, in total 460 bars
3. Andante sostenuto B major 3/4 130 bars
4. Con fuoco E minor 4/4 (C) 115 bars, Andante sostenuto E-flat major 3/4 9 bars, E minor 5 bars, Tempo I 4/4 (C) 75 bars, E major 16 bars, Più mosso 19 bars, Tempo I 20 bars, Più lento E minor 5 bars, in total 264 bars