Violin Sonata No. 2 In b-flat minor, Op. 43 “Slavic”

Quick Facts

• A 3-movement piece for violin and piano written in 1917 and published in 1919
• Dedicated to Croatian violinist Zlatko Baloković¹

Listen for –

• Given the period in which Violin Sonata No. 2 In b-flat minor was written (1917), we can attribute at least some of the turbulent passion and melancholy to the war-torn climate. You may also hear a sense of nostalgia for the peaceful interludes of the past.

1. “Violin Sonata, Op.43 (Pejačević, Dora),” IMSLP, accessed March 1, 2023, https://imslp.org/wiki/Violin_Sonata%2C_Op.43_(Peja%C4%8Devi%C4%87%2C_Dora).