Sonata in G minor for viola and piano, Op.

His performance of the Shostakovich D minor Sonata, earlier, did not have the same sureness.

Sonata in E minor for violin and piano, Op.

The B minor Sonata has a constantly propulsive quality, backed by strong fingers and some original ideas.

Sonata in D minor for violin and piano, op.

Sonata No. 2 in D minor for violin and piano, Op.

The previous A minor sonata is the greater work.

Numerous connections between different songs from the cycle and the sonatas, especially the C minor Sonata, have been mentioned.

The first two movements of the B flat minor Sonata have a demonic urgency.

Nor does the B minor Sonata, first-rate in so many ways, make me catch my breath.