Viola Sonata (Mendelssohn)
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| Viola Sonata in C minor | |
|---|---|
| by Felix Mendelssohn | |
 The composer in 1821 | |
| Catalogue | MWV Q 14 |
| Composed | 14 February 1824 |
| Movements | three |
Felix Mendelssohn composed his Viola Sonata in C minor, MWV Q 14, when he was only 14 years old. The autograph score is dated 14 February 1824. The work was not published in Mendelssohn's lifetime - in fact not until 1966[1] - and it was not assigned an opus number. Although he did reuse one of the themes from the minuet movement in the equivalent movement of his First Symphony.[2][3]
Mendelssohn himself was an accomplished violinist and
Karl Ernst Naumann
, who was born in 1832, after this sonata was written.
Movements
The sonata has three movements:
- Adagio– Allegro
- Menuetto- Allegro molto
- Andante con variazioni
A typical performance lasts just under 25 minutes.
References
- Notes
- ^ Todd 2003, p. 130
- ^ Taylor 2011, p. 45
- ^ Marston 1997, p. 3
- Sources
- Marston, Nicholas (1997). Beethoven, Mendelssohn & Schumann: Music for viola and piano (PDF) (CD). Hyperion Records. CDA66946.
- Taylor, Benedict (2011). Mendelssohn, Time and Memory: The Romantic Conception of Cyclic Form. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139501361. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- Todd, R. Larry (2003). Mendelssohn: A Life in Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198027058. Retrieved March 4, 2011.