Ferdinand Ries
Ferdinand Ries (baptised 28 November 1784 – 13 January 1838) was a German composer. Ries was a friend, pupil and secretary of Ludwig van Beethoven. He composed eight symphonies, a violin concerto, nine piano concertos (the first concerto ...
composed his Violin Sonata in
E-flat major
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. 7 in 1804, when he was 22 years old. Surviving in manuscript form in the
Berlin State Library
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, there is no evidence the work was performed during the composer's lifetime and was amongst a number of compositions that remained unpublished at the composers death.
Structure
The sonata is structured in five movements, one of which is crossed out in the manuscript:
# ''
Allegro con brio''
# ''Andantino''
# ''Allegro molto''
# ''Adagio molto expressivo''
# ''Allegro molto vivace''
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Violin sonatas by Ferdinand Ries
1804 compositions
Compositions in E-flat major
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