This Sonata was influenced by Heinz von Cramer, the librettist of Henze‘s
opera ,König Hirsch‘. The two-movement piece is one of the least suggestive from the 1950s and its classicism is clear and distinct. The energetic first movement has a Stravinskian feel, while the second is a set of 32 variations based on the long violin melody at the start.
Content text: | I Allegro II 32 Variationen |
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Performance duration: | 15'0" |
Publisher: | Schott Music |
Uraufführung : | 21. März 1958 Zürich (CH) · Dirigent: Paul Sacher · Collegium Musicum Zürich |
Year of composition: | 1957-1958 |
instrumentation: | Str. (mind.: 8 · 6 · 4 · 4 · 2) |
This Sonata was influenced by Heinz von Cramer, the librettist of Henze‘s
opera ,König Hirsch‘. The two-movement piece is one of the least suggestive from the 1950s and its classicism is clear and distinct. The energetic first movement has a Stravinskian feel, while the second is a set of 32 variations based on the long violin melody at the start.
Content text: | I Allegro II 32 Variationen |
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Performance duration: | 15'0" |
Publisher: | Schott Music |
Uraufführung : | 21. März 1958 Zürich (CH) · Dirigent: Paul Sacher · Collegium Musicum Zürich |
Year of composition: | 1957-1958 |
instrumentation: | Str. (mind.: 8 · 6 · 4 · 4 · 2) |