violin sonatas with manageable piano part

[cecilwhosay]

A violinist friend has suggested we perform a violin sonata together, which I’d like to do, but without committing to something I can’t deliver. Many of the major romantic sonatas I’ve heard are significant undertakings for the pianist, and much as I’d like to suggest Franck, that’s just not going to happen. Has anyone got suggestions for pieces with reasonably manageable piano parts? I’ve done Beethoven spring sonata before, but no others.

[pianistavt]

There are 9 other Beethoven violin/piano sonatas, have you looked at those?  I worked on no 4 (spring is no 5) in a minor - - found it more difficult than spring, but 1-3 might be do-able.  There are also quite a few Mozart violin/piano sonatas - Henle publishes 17.  I've worked k376 in F - much easier than Beethoven but also quite lovely.  I would just browse through these on YT, many videos show the score.

[cecilwhosay]

I’ve heard 3 or 4... none struck me as at all straightforward but they were probably all the later ones. I wil” take a look, thank you.

[nathankim]

Schumann - Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 10 and Mendelssohn - Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 4. These pieces should provide a good balance between musicality and playability for you as a pianist.

[earlgrey]

Ravel’s sonata is difficult but not impossible. The last movement is a finger twister for both the pianist and violinist, but the first movement, once you get past some tricky acrobatics on the first page, is pretty smooth sailing. The piece as a whole is one of the most fun things I’ve ever had the pleasure of performing, doubly so since I performed it with a good friend.