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The Violin Music Of Beethoven, 1902
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1of modern art—and, be it noted, it was Beethoven himself who prepared the way, in his later works, for the more passionately emotional utterances of Wagner and Tschaïkowsky—it has become to many of us increasingly difficult to transport ourselves into the right mood for the unalloyed enjoyment of these earlier works. And at times we find ourselves actually tempted to lay sacrilegious hands even upon the productions of great masters of the sonata form. The broader and fuller sounding effects (though the ideas may not be in themselves so valuable) of modern sonatas make us wish here and there to fill up the thin two-part writing for the piano in these sonatas of Beethoven! When tempted so to do, we should remember that it was very far from the composer's intention to make these earlier works sound big, imposing and orchestral, like the "Waldstein" and "Appassionata" sonatas of a later period, for the piano alone, for example. Daintiness, delicacy and grace are instead stamped upon every page. So strongly does the music reflect these characteristics—that a large tone and brilliant style—so necessary in many other works—seem here positively out of place; the players are invited to wrestle neither with violent emotions nor great difficulties, but both violinist and pianist must be thoroughly in sympathy with each other and with the music, or the result will be nil.
3Ex. 4. Allegro vivace.
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