Franck: Sonata in A Major, FWV 8 (arr. for flute & piano)
Composer: César Franck (1822-1890) Arranger: Franz Linden Instrumentation (this edition): Piano, Flute Originally for: Piano, Violin Work: Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123, FWV 8 Binding: ISMN: 9790006575404 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 57 Urtext / Critical Edition Description César Franck's Sonata for Piano and Violin is one of the most highly esteemed works in the violin literature, a masterpiece of cyclical form – with its grace and expressiveness it is virtually paradigmatic for the epoch of musical romanticism. The sonata was composed in 1886 and is dedicated to the Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaÿe. After Franck's death the publisher of the sonata's original edition, Julien Hamelle of Paris, supplied not only an additional version for piano and cello authorized by the composer (BA 10917), but other arrangements, including a version for flute prepared by Hamelle's in-house arranger Franz Linden (ca. 1910). This Urtext edition for flute and piano i