Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108

Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Editor: Bernd Wiechert Fingering: Martin Helmchen Instrumentation: Piano, Violin Work: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 Binding: ISMN: 9790201815701 Size: 9.3 x 12.2 inches Pages: 64 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Brahms completed his Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 108 in 1888. It was the culmination of several years of work, and his final contribution to the genre. This Third Sonata is his only one in a Minor key, and stands in stark contrast to its two predecessors, the cheerful and lyrical Sonatas in G Major and A Major. Cast on a large scale, its four movements are full of tense drama, technically and musically demanding in equal measure and crowned by a brilliant finale that Brahms's contemporaries admired for its "tempestuous" character. Reason enough for G. Henle Verlag to offer this sonata in a separate edition. The musical text of this revised Urtext edition is based on the recently-published volume withi