Sibelius: Violin Sonatas

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Jean_Sibelius
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received by critics
performed in major concert halls
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in Finnish music history
gptkbp:dedicated_to gptkb:Pablo_de_Sarasate
gptkbp:duration approximately 20 minutes
gptkbp:first_performance 1923
gptkbp:form sonata form
gptkbp:genre gptkb:classical
gptkbp:influenced contemporary composers
gptkbp:influences Finnish folk music
German romanticism
gptkbp:inspiration nature
Finnish mythology
gptkbp:instrumentation gptkb:piano
gptkb:violin
gptkbp:key C major
A major
D minor
gptkbp:legacy part of standard violin repertoire
gptkbp:notable_features lyrical melodies
rich harmonies
dramatic contrasts
expressive dynamics
technical challenges for performers
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Gidon_Kremer
gptkb:Maxim_Vengerov
gptkb:Augustin_Hadelich
gptkb:Yehudi_Menuhin
gptkb:Hilary_Hahn
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Itzhak_Perlman
gptkb:Joshua_Bell
gptkb:Anne-Sophie_Mutter
gptkbp:number_of_movements gptkb:3
gptkbp:performance frequent use of rubato
emphasis on lyrical playing
gptkbp:premiere_location gptkb:Helsinki
gptkbp:published 1924
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:J._&_W._Chester
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Deutsche_Grammophon
gptkb:Sony_Classical
gptkb:EMI_Classics
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:String_Quartet_in_D_minor
gptkb:Violin_Concerto_in_D_minor
gptkbp:style romantic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leonard_Slatkin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4