Béla Bartók — Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1, III

Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, Sz. 75, BB 84 (Op. 21), (1921) I. Allegro appassionato II. Adagio III. Allegro Isaac Stern violin Yefim Bronfman, piano Béla Bartók wrote both of his violin sonatas for the Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Aranyi. Of the two works, the Sonata No. 1, Op. 21, is more traditional, both in structure and temperament; its three clearly delineated movements are marked by a character that is alternately rhapsodic and violent, but always virtuosic. Despite any appearan