Rondo_in_B_minor_for_violin_and_piano,_D_895_(Schubert) Knowpia

Franz Schubert's Rondo in B minor for violin and piano, D 895 was composed in 1826.

Rondo in B minor for violin and piano Rondeau brillant, D 895

Performed by Dénes Zsigmondy (violin) and Anneliese Nissen (piano)

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It was the first piece for violin and piano that Schubert had composed for almost a decade. It was written for the twenty-year-old Czech violinist Josef Slavik (who also commissioned Schubert's Fantasy in C, D 934 in 1827), and was first performed by Slavík with the pianist Karl Maria von Bocklet in 1827.

Artaria published the score in April 1827 as Rondeau brillant, Op. 70, ^[1] and is the only one of Schubert's six violin-piano works to reach print during his lifetime.

Structure edit

The composition starts with an introductory "Andante", followed by an "Allegro" (A-B-A-C-A). The ensuing coda contains reminiscences of the theme of the "Andante" and of the "B" episode of the "Allegro". It ends in a section marked "Più mosso" in the score, in B major.