Violin Sonata G major, Maurice Ravel. Violin and Piano

Maurice Ravel
Violin Sonata G major

Ulrich Krämer (Editor)
Pascal Rogé (Fingering Piano)
Christian Tetzlaff (Fingering and bowing for Violin)
 
· Urtext Edition, paperbound
· Violin and Piano - with marked and unmarked string part
· Pages 61 (VII+32+11+11), Size 25,5 x 32,5 cm
· Weight 341 g
· HN 1271
· ISMN 979-0-2018-1271-7

Inspired by Béla Bartóks violin sonatas, Ravel planned his own sonata for violin and piano in 1922, but at first did not get beyond sketches. Many interruptions ensued and the work was only finished in 1927. He dedicated it to his violinist friend Hélène Jourdan-Morhange. Regarding the sonatas sparse, thinned out compositional structure and instrumentation, Ravel later emphasized that the sonata proved the tonal incompatibility of the violin and piano. Yet it still succeeded in winning a permanent place in violin repertoire not least because of its middle movement inspired by jazz elements and the blues. The fingerings in this Henle Urtext edition have been provided by two masters of their instruments: Christian Tetzlaff and Pascal Rogé.