Violin Sonata (Franck, César)
| Title | Violin Sonata |
| Alternative title | Sonata in A major for piano and violin |
| Creators | César Franck, composer |
| Opus | CFF 123 |
| Instrumentation | violin and piano |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | A major |
| Composed | 1886 |
| First published | 1887 |
| Dedication | Eugène Ysaÿe |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sonatas |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegretto ben moderato | — | A major | — |
| Allegro | — | D minor | — |
| Recitativo-Fantasia. Ben moderato — Molto lento (ends in F sharp minor) | — | F sharp minor | — |
| Allegretto poco mosso | — | A major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | cello and piano | Jules Delsart |
| View | Complete | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | Alfred Cortot |
| View | Complete | piano | Alfred Cortot |
| View | Allegro (No.2) | piano | Richard T. Katz |
| View | Allegro (No.2) | organ | Edwin Arthur Kraft |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Hamelle | 1887 | Complete Score Complete Score (measure numbers added) Violin Part (grayscale) Violin Part (monochrome) |
| View | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1915 | Complete Score and Violin Part Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Complete | — | Muzgiz | 1979 | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Hamelle | 1889 | Complete Score (Violin and Piano) Cello Part |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Würzburg: Orfeo Mandozzi | 2014 | Cello Part Version A (no Bowings and Fingerings) |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Hamelle | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Hamelle | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Allegro (No.2) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score |
| View | Allegro (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Boston Music Co. | 1916 | 1. Allegretto ben moderato (Abridged) |
Recordings/Performances
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