Piano Sonata No. 1 (Schumann)

The Piano Sonata No. 1 in F♯ minor, Op. 11, was composed by Robert Schumann from 1833 to 1835. He published it anonymously as "Pianoforte Sonata, dedicated to Clara by Florestan and Eusebius" (his alter egos).

Eric Frederick Jensen describes the sonata as 'the most unconventional and the most intriguing' of Schumann's piano sonatas due to its unusual structure.[1][2] The Aria in the second movement is based on his earlier Lied setting, "An Anna" or "Nicht im Tale".[3] Schumann later told his wife, Clara, that the sonata was "a solitary outcry for you from my heart ... in which your theme appears in every possible shape".[4]

The four movements are as follows:

  1. Introduzione: Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace (F♯ minor)
  2. Aria: Senza passione, ma espressivo (A major)
  3. Scherzo: Allegrissimo (F♯ minor) – Intermezzo: Lento. Alla burla, ma pomposo (D major) – Tempo I
  4. Finale: Allegro, un poco maestoso (F♯ minor, ending in F♯ major)

References

  1. ^ Eric Frederick Jensen [in German] (13 February 2012). Schumann. Oxford University Press. pp. 21–25. ISBN 978-0-19-983195-1.
  2. ^ Thomas Schmidt-Beste (10 March 2011). The Sonata. Cambridge University Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-0-521-76254-0.
  3. ^ John Daverio (10 April 1997). Robert Schumann: Herald of a "New Poetic Age". Oxford University Press. pp. 144–147. ISBN 978-0-19-802521-4.
  4. ^ Ostwald, Peter F. (1985). Schumann: The Inner Voices of a Musical Genius. Boston: University Press of New England. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-55553-014-3.
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