Ludvig Norman (1831−1885)

Sonate [in D minor] für Pianoforte und Violine

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Print

1. Allegro con spirito
2. Andante
3. Allegro appassionato — Allegro molto quasi presto

  • Year of composition: 'Leipzig 1848' (according to the autograph)
  • Work category: Violin and piano
  • Dedication: Sonate für Pianoforte und Violine componirt und Herrn Axel Bergström verehrungsvoll gewidmet von Ludvig Norman
  • Duration: Approx. 20-25 min

Examples of printed editions

• Levande musikarv/Swedish Musical Heritage. Emended edition no. 862, Stockholm 2015
• Leipzig, bei Fr. Kistner. Stockholm, bei A.J. Hirsch. (1882) publ. 1852.

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Ludvig Norman's collection

Literature

Bagge, Julius: Förteckning öfver Ludvig Normans tonverk, upprättad af Julius Bagge [List of Ludvig Norman's compositions, established by Julius Bagge], p. 3 (Stockholm, 1886)
Sanner, Lars-Erik: Ludvig Norman. Studier kring en svensk 1800-talsmusiker med särskild hänsyn till hans konsertverksamhet och ungdomskompositioner, pp. 165-167. (Licentiate diss. in musicology, Uppsala 1955)

Description of work

1. Allegro con spirito D minor 4/4 (C), 1 bar, /:105 bars:/, 100 bars, D major, 26 bars, D minor, 32 bars, in total 263 bars
2. Andante B-flat major 3/4, 113 bars.
3. Allegro appassionato D minor 4/4 (C), 30 bars, A major, 71 bars, più tranquillo, 25 bars, D minor, 58 bars, D major, 20 bars, D minor, 28 bars, Allegro molto quasi Presto, 44 bars, in total 286 bars

Work comment

According to a letter dated Berlin, 3 December 1875 from Johannes Elmblad to Richard Andersson (available at the Musik- och teaterbiblioteket, Richard Anderssons samling [the collection of Richard Andersson], R.A-n 24:1200), Ludvig Norman had recently visited and on his departure he gave his Violin Sonata to Andersson. It was performed on a number of occasions in Anderssons's home, and was much appreciated. [Please refer to the Swedish page for the exact wording.]

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