Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13
This sonata was dedicated to Norwegian composer and violinist Johan Svendsen.
On the second sonata, Schjelderup remarked: it is "the gift to the world of a man who has also shivered in the cold mists of night." Also, due to the sonata's tragic qualities, he considered the piece more Norwegian than the first sonata and "a Norway without tragedy is not a complete Norway."
When Grieg presented the sonata to his teacher Niels Gade, he proclaimed the work "too Norwegian" and professed that his next sonata should be less Norwegian. Grieg, reportedly, in defiance claimed that his next sonata would be even more Norwegian.
The violin's primary and secondary themes from the first movement are presented below:
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