[luvie]

IN THE GOOD OLE SUMMER TIME!

Jeff Golub~On The Beach

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[Publius]

The summer of 1879 was the last time that Johannes Brahms spent his summer at Lake Worth. He was 46 and busy as ever. This summer saw the composition of his Violin Sonata in G Major, a piece that thrilled Clara Schumann to no end. Three violin sonatas had gone into the fireplace, and this was the first survivor. The first movement is sheer beauty. He breaks the 6/4 time signature into groups of three and groups of two. It’s great rhythmic work.

Brahms: Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78, first movement

The slow movement is in E-flat Major and wanders about in a delicious rhythmic fog despite the cut-and-dried 2/4 time signature. The double-stopping on the violin in the middle is heartbreaking.

second movement

The finale is based on two songs written in the same period and contains a quote from the slow movement. All is peace and contentment at the end.

third movement

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Luv, for spinning tunes for the troops. ((HUGS))