Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor

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Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor is Edvard Grieg’s last and most frequently performed violin sonata, noted for its dramatic intensity and rich Romantic lyricism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber music composition
violin sonata
composer Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED
compositionPeriod Romantic era
countryOfOrigin Norway
dedicatedTo Franz Neruda NERFINISHED
firstMovementKey C minor
follows Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major NERFINISHED
genre Romantic music
hasCatalogueDesignation Op. 45
hasContrastBetween dramatic passages and lyrical sections
hasEmotionalCharacter dramatic
lyrical
hasProminentFeature Norwegian-influenced melodic writing
expressive piano writing
virtuosic violin part
hasStructuralForm three-movement sonata form
hasTonality minor
instrumentation piano
violin
isAmongMostPopularWorksOf Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED
isFrequentlyPerformedIn recital repertoire
isFrequentlyRecorded true
isLastInSeries true
isMostFrequentlyPerformedViolinSonataBy Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED
key C minor
languageOfWork none (instrumental)
movement Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
Allegro animato
Allegro molto ed appassionato
notedFor dramatic intensity
rich Romantic lyricism
numberInSeries 3
numberOfMovements 3
opusNumber Op. 45
partOfSeries Edvard Grieg violin sonatas NERFINISHED
precededBy Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major NERFINISHED
secondMovementKey A-flat major
style Romantic
thirdMovementKey C minor
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 25 minutes
uses Romantic harmony
expressive rubato
workType sonata for violin and piano

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Edvard Grieg notableWork Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor