Raff: Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 73
Composer: Joachim Raff (1822-1882) Editors: Franziska Gallusser, Lion Gallusser Instrumentation: Piano, Violin Work: Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 73 Binding: Saddle-Stitch ISMN: 9790004188569 Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches Pages: 88 Urtext / Critical Edition Look Inside! Description First Urtext Edition of the "Grand Sonata for Violin and Piano" The Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor , Op. 73, a "Grand Sonata for Violin and Piano," occupies an important position in Joachim Raff's oeuvre: it reflects numerous artistic, aesthetic, biographical, and reception-historical aspects characteristic of Raff. The work was composed in Weimar in 1854, when Raff was going through a process of artistic self-discovery. He increasingly distanced himself from his mentor Franz Liszt and intensively explored Wagner as well as the ideal of absolute music – this is also reflected in the music of the sonata. While Raff described the first two movements as "objectified," he perceived the la