Violin Sonata No. 1 (Fauré)

Violin Sonata No. 1
Violin sonata by Gabriel Fauré
KeyA major
Opus13
Composed1875 (1875)–1876
Published1877 (1877) (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Duration25 minutes
Movementsfour
Scoring
  • violin
  • piano
Premiere
Date27 January 1877 (1877-01-27)
LocationSalle Pleyel, Paris
Performers

The Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13, was written by Gabriel Fauré from 1875 to 1876. It is considered one of the three masterpieces of his youth, along with the first piano quartet and the Ballade in F major.