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Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121

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This guide follows Schumann’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121 (1851) in four parts: Ziemlich langsam – Lebhaft (sonata form), Sehr lebhaft, Leise, einfach (theme and variations) and Bewegt (sonata form).

Recording: Gidon Kremer (violin), Martha Argerich (piano) (1994)

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Follow all 39 sections as they play

  1. I – · Sonata form
  2. II
  3. III, · Theme and variations
  4. IV · Sonata form
I – Sonata form1:23–13:23

The slow is a stately of chords whose outline shapes the . The quick then begins with the first . A syncopated rhythm from the leads into the and is worked hard in the . The follows, and the drives the to its .

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II 13:47–18:03
III, Theme and variations18:39–24:28
IVSonata form24:59–33:01

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Robert SchumannChamber musicRomantic periodD minorSonata formTheme and variations

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