Carl Nielsen
Sonate nr. 1 for violin og klaver, opus 9
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Opus 9
Opus 9
CNW 63
CNUCarl Nielsen Udgaven (The Carl Nielsen Edition. Royal Danish Library: Copenhagen 1998–2009)
II/11
CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen)
24
FSDan Fog & Torben Schousboe: Carl Nielsen kompositioner. En Bibliografi. København 1965.
20
Dedicatee: Henri Marteau
Composition: 1895.
By the time Nielsen composed his first sonata for violin and piano, he had already established himself in the Copenhagen concert life – for instance with the performance of his first symphony (CNW 25) in 1894. The date of composition can be determined fairly accurately on the basis of the fair copy's end-datings: 5 April (first movement), 22 June (second movement) and 23 August (third movement) 1895.
Key: A major
Music
1.
Allegro glorioso
2.
Andante
3.
Allegro piacevole e giovanile
Sources
Score, sketch
Sketch
Score, draft
Score and part, autograph, printer's manuscript
Score and part, print
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Carl Nielsen's copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) 24d.
Facsimile
CNU Source A. -
Dedication copy (Julius Lehmann)
Violin part missing.DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København DFM 29, nr. 33, 6.CNU Source F.
Score and part, print
-
Carl Nielsen's copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København CNSCarl Nielsens Samling (The Carl Nielsen Collection, Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen) C II, 10.CNU Source G.
Performances
| 15 Jan. 1896 | Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen (performers: Anton Svendsen, violin; Johanne Stockmarr, piano). First performance. Reviews: Dannebrog, 16 Jan. 1896 (Robert Henriques). Nationaltidende, 17 Jan. 1896 (Angul Hammerich). |
| 19 Feb. 1896 | Frimurerlogen, Copenhagen (performers: Anton Svendsen, violin; Johanne Stockmarr, piano). Kammermusikforeningen. |
| 3 Feb. 1898 | Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen (performers: Anton Svendsen, violin; Johanne Stockmarr, piano). Carl Nielsen. |
| 16 Nov. 1899 | Copenhagen. Private Chamber Music Society (Privat Kammermusikforening). |
| 24 Nov. 1899 | Frimurerlogen, Copenhagen (performers: Julius Borup, violin; Dagmar Borup, piano). Kammermusikforeningen. |
| 29 Nov. 1899 | Koncertpalæet, Copenhagen (performers: Julius Borup, violin; Dagmar Borup, piano). Henny Schmidt. |
| 26 Jan. 1905 | Studenterforeningen, Copenhagen (performers: Ludvig Holm, violin; Marie Dahl, piano). Kammermusikforeningen. |
| 30 July 1905 | Lønne Kirke, Lønne (performers: Carl Nielsen, violin; Henrik Knudsen, piano). Second movement only. |
| 15 Dec. 1906 | Studenterforeningen, Copenhagen (performers: Johannes Schiørring, violin; Henrik Knudsen, piano). The Student Society's Composition Night (Studenterforeningens Kompositions-Aften). |
| 15 Jan. 1907 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Axel Gade, violin; Henrik Knudsen, piano). Henrik Knudsen. |
| 8 Feb. 1911 | Casinos Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performers: Sven Kjellström, singer; Adolf Wiklund, piano). |
| 17 Mar. 1914 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Axel Gade, violin; Henrik Knudsen, piano). Private Chamber Music Society (Privat Kammermusikforening). |
| 20 Mar. 1914 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Axel Gade, violin; Henrik Knudsen, piano). Private Chamber Music Society (Privat Kammermusikforening). |
| 8 Dec. 1914 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Peder Møller, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). Anders Brems. |
| 17 Oct. 1916 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Fini Henriques, violin; Rudolph Simonsen, piano). Danish Sonata Evening (Dansk Sonate-Aften). |
| 22 Nov. 1916 | Casinos Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performers: Emil Telmányi, violin; Sandor Vas, piano). Emil Telmányi. |
| 21 Sept. 1919 | Skovshoved Kirke, Copenhagen (performer: Dominico de Saluzzo, violin). Andante only. |
| 13 Jan. 1921 | Studenterforeningen, Copenhagen (performers: Thorvald Nielsen, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). |
| 25 Jan. 1921 | Musikkonservatoriets Sal, Copenhagen (performers: Fini Henriques, violin; Gudrun Seligmann, piano). |
| 11 Mar. 1925 | Hotel Phønix, Thisted (performers: Thorvald Nielsen, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). |
| 14 Nov. 1925 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Karen Fridericia, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). |
| 21 Nov. 1925 | University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (performers: Emil Telmányi, violin; Christian Christiansen/Rudolph Simonsen, piano). |
| 15 Feb. 1926 | Viborg Musikforening, Viborg (performers: Emil Telmányi, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). |
| 16 Feb. 1926 | Haandværkerforeningen, Aarhus (performers: Emil Telmányi, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). |
| 12 Nov. 1926 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Peder Møller, violin; Agnes Adler, piano). |
| 25 Nov. 1926 | Industribygningens Festsal, Copenhagen (performers: Peder Møller, violin; Agnes Adler, piano). |
| 28 Nov. 1926 | Folmer Bonnéns Maleskole, Sjæleboderne, Copenhagen (performers: Oluf Nielsen, violin; Johanne Stockmarr/Carl Worm, piano(?)). |
| 6 Feb. 1927 | Grundtvigs Hus, Copenhagen (performers: Gunna Breuning-Storm/Gerhard Rafn, violin(?); Emil Selmar/Johanne Stockmarr, piano(?)). |
| 16 Feb. 1927 | Haandværkerforeningen, Aarhus (performers: Emil Telmányi, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). |
| 27 Oct. 1927 | Hornung & Møllers Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performers: Erling Bloch, violin; Folmer Jensen, piano). |
| 27 Jan. 1928 | Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (performers: Oluf Nielsen, violin; Agnethe Foght, piano). |
| 6 June 1929 | Axelborg, Copenhagen (performers: Otto Fessel, violin; Folmer Jensen, piano). |
| 22 Mar. 1930 | Hornung Møllers Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performers: Thorvald Nielsen, violin; Helge Nørgaard, piano). |
| 4 Apr. 1930 | Hornung Møllers Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performers: Peder Møller, violin; Karla Bjarnhof, piano). |
| 29 Apr. 1930 | Hindsbergs Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performers: Hertha Thode, violin; Aage Foerlev, piano). |
| 4 Nov. 1930 | Hornung & Møllers Koncertsal, Copenhagen (performers: Peder Møller, violin; Otto Mortensen, piano). |
| 27 Nov. 1930 | Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen (performers: Henri Marteau, violin; Christian Christiansen, piano). |
| 24 Apr. 1931 | Hotel Royal, Thisted (performers: Ellen Marquard, violin; Georg Fjelrad, piano). |
Documents
Letters:
Diary entries:
Bibliography
Charles Kjerulf: 'Carl Nielsen'. Nordisk Musik-Revue, 1/2,3, Nov., Dec. 1900, pp. 17–22, 34–38.
Rudolph Simonsen: 'Carl Nielsen som dansk komponist'. Musik: Tidsskrift for Tonekunst, 9/6, June 1925, pp. 72–74.
Emil Telmányi: 'Carl Nielsens violinstil'. Dansk Musiktidsskrift, 7/1, Jan. 1932, pp. 41–42.
Max Brod: Streitbares Leben: Autobiographie. Kindler–Verlag: München 1960, pp. 404–10.
Arne Skjold Rasmussen: 'Klaverværkerne', in: Jürgen Balzer (ed.): Carl Nielsen: i hundredåret for hans fødsel (Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck: Copenhagen 1965), pp. 55–64.
Arne Skjold Rasmussen: 'The Piano Works', in: Jürgen Balzer (ed.): Carl Nielsen: Centenary Essays (Nyt Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck: Copenhagen 1965), pp. 57–67.
Karl Erik Svedlund: 'Carl Nielsens första violinsonat – ett 70-årsjubileum'. Musikrevy, 20/3,4, 1965, pp. 177–79.
Karl Clausen: 'Max Brod og Carl Nielsen', in: Oplevelser og studier omkring Carl Nielsen (Danmarks Sanglærerforening and Th. Laursens Bogtrykkeri: Tønder 1966).
Abram Loft: Violin and Keyboard. Grossman Publishers: New York 1973: vol.2, pp. 156–76.
Emil Telmányi: Vejledning til indstudering og fortolkning af Carl Nielsens violinværker og kvintet for strygere. Edition Wilhelm Hansen: Copenhagen 1982.
Joel Lester: 'Continuity and Form in the Sonatas for Violin and Piano', in: Mina Miller (ed.): The Carl Nielsen Companion (London 1994), pp. 495–533.
Mina Miller: 'Interlude 6: Ink v. Pencil: Implications for the Performer', in: Mina Miller (ed.): The Carl Nielsen Companion (London 1994), pp. 489–94.
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