Thursday, February 17, 2011

2/17 Kreutzer Sonata (Color Analysis)

Another re-visit to Beethoven's ever-fascinating Kreutzer Sonata for Violin and Piano: as with the Moonlight Sonata last week, I've posted an analysis of the 1st movement before but not of all 3 parts so here goes...

Violin Sonata No.9 Op.47 'Kreutzer' (1803)
Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy / Violin: Itzhak Perlman
0:00 - I. Adagio Sostenuto - Presto
11:49 - II. Andante con Variazioni I - IV
28:17 - III. Finale. Presto

CHANNEL LINK (Click here to see this video on my YT Channel. Once there, click on "(more info)" and then you can view the video in place, while scrolling through the text below)

Movement I, Adagio Sostenuto - Presto
Introduction
1st Theme (Violin) (LIGHT PURPLE)
1st Theme (Piano) (LIGHT PURPLE)
2nd Theme (LIGHT BLUE)
Exposition
1st Theme (MAROON)
2nd Theme (BROWN)
1st Theme Variation (MAROON)
3rd Theme (from 1st Theme) (GREEN)
Development
3rd Theme (BLUE)
2nd Theme from Introduction (LIGHT BLUE)
Recapitulation
1st Theme (MAROON)
2nd Theme (BROWN)
1st Theme Variation (MAROON)
3rd Theme (GREEN)
Coda (DARK BLUE)
1st Theme
1st Theme Development
1st Theme Finale

Movement II. Theme and Variations (starting at 11:49)
1st Theme w Piano (BLUE)
1st Theme w Violin (VIOLET)
1st Variation (BROWN)
2nd Variation (GREEN 1)
3rd Variation (GREEN 2)
4th Variation (GREEN 3)
Transition (DARK BROWN)
5th Variation (MAROON)
Coda (VIOLET 2)

Movement III. Presto (starting at 28:17)
Exposition
1st Theme A (MAROON 1)
1st Theme B (MAROON 2)
1st Theme C (MAROON 3)
2nd Theme (BLUE)
3rd Theme (from 1st Theme) (LIGHT BROWN)
Exposition Repeat
1st Theme A (MAROON 1)
1st Theme B (MAROON 2)
1st ThemeC (MAROON 3)
2nd Theme (BLUE)
3rd Theme (from 1st Theme) (LIGHT BROWN)
Development - 1st Theme (PURPLE)
Recapitulation
1st Theme A (minor) (MAROON 1)
1st Theme B (MAROON 2)
1st ThemeC (MAROON 3)
2nd Theme (BLUE)
3rd Theme (from 1st Theme) (LIGHT BROWN)
Coda
Entrance (BLUE 1)
Adagio (variation of 1st Theme) (BLUE 2)
1st Theme final Development (BLUE 3)
(breakdowns from Alan Rich's book).
Additionally, here's a link to a performance of the 2nd movement by Efram Zimbalist and Harold Bauer from 1926!!
Beethoven "Kreutzer Sonata" Zimbalist-Bauer Rec.1926

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