Niels W. Gade
Sonate nr. 1 for violin og klaver
Sonate Nr. 1 für Violine und Klavier
Sonata No.1 for Violin and Piano
Opus 6
NWGW 31
GW II:4
Dedicatee: Clara Schumann
Composition: 14 October to 24 November 1842.
Gade had composed his Op. 6 in the autumn of 1842, before his first symphony had created a sensation in Leipzig, at which time both Fr. Kistner and Breitkopf & Härtel wanted to publish it. Already during the first months of his stay in Leipzig, it was performed by celebrities such as Ferdinand David, Clara Schumann and Mendelssohn.
Key: A major
Music
1.
Allegro di moltoKey: A major
2.
Andante con motoKey: F major
3.
Allegro con espressioneKey: A minor
Sources
Sketches
10 pages; 35 x 29 cm.
Score, autograph, printer's copy
16 pages; 32 x 38 cm.
Parts, print, first German edition
31 pages (piano part); 7 pages (violin part).
Pl. no.6947.
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 016 a, D70.
Parts, print, French edition
29 pages (piano part); 7 pages (violin part).
Pl. no.7688.R..
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 016 c, D68.
Arrangement for piano four hands, print
Arranger: August Horn
42 pages.
Pl. no.10624.
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades Samling 017, D32.
Arrangement for piano and cello, parts, print
31 pages (piano part); 7 pages (cello part).
Pl. no.6947 (piano part); 11001 (cello part).
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Gade's personal copy
DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København C II, 6 Gades samling 016 b, D70.
Performances
| Oct. 1843 | Leipzig (Ferdinand David, violin; Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, piano). Private performance. |
| 15 Dec. 1843 | Robert and Clara Schumann's home, Leipzig (Niels W. Gade, violin; Clara Schumann, piano). |
| 21 May 1845 | Hofteatret, Copenhagen (Niels W. Gade, violin; Conrad Lüders, piano). Review: 'Niels W. Gade'. Berlingske Politiske og Avertissements-Tidende, 121, 22 May 1845, p. 1. |
| 1854-55 season | Berlin. |
| 1857-58 season | Barmen. |
| 8 June 1861 | Hochschule für Musik, Leipzig. |
| 9 Nov. 1862 | Leipzig. |
| 9 Feb. 1864 | Mühlhausen. |
| 20 June 1870 | Hochschule für Musik, Leipzig. |
| 30 Jan. 1874 | Casino, Copenhagen (Frederik Stockmarr, violin; David Noack, piano). Review: Fædrelandet, 35/30, 5 Feb. 1874, p. 1. |
| 23 Feb. 1887 | Højskolehjemmets Sal, Vejle. |
Documents
Letters:
| 27 Feb. 1843, Leipzig | from Breitkopf & Härtel to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 36. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 28) |
| 3 Mar. 1843, Leipzig | from Fr. Kistner to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NSK 1716 fol A.alto no. 309. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 29) |
| 23 Mar. 1843, Copenhagen | from Niels W. Gade to Fr. Kistner, DK-KmMusikmuseet, Frederiksberg . (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 32) |
| 27 Oct. 1843, Leipzig | from Niels W. Gade to Søren Nielsen Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio B no. 7. (Dagmar Gade, pp. 51-53; Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 43) |
| 10 Feb. 1862, Paris | from Niels W. Gade to Mathilde Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København Acc. 2007/1. (Dagmar Gade (abridged), pp. 158-159; Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 394) |
| 8 Feb. 1880, Copenhagen | from Niels W. Gade to Breitkopf & Härtel, D-DSUniversitäts- und Landesbibliothek, Musikabteilung, Darmstadt . (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1060) |
| 15 Feb. 1881, Leipzig | from Breitkopf & Härtel to Niels W. Gade, DK-KkDet Kongelige Bibliotek, København NKS 1716 fol.folio A no. 82. (Niels W. Gade og hans europæiske kreds no. 1061) |
Bibliography
Friedhelm Krummacher: 'Niels W. Gade und die skandinavische Musik der Romantik'. Christiania Albertina, 16, 1982, pp. 19-37.
Inger Sørensen: Niels W. Gade - et dansk verdensnavn. Copenhagen 2002, p. 107.
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