Antonin Dvorak wrote this, his only violin sonata, in 1880, at the same time as his violin concerto. The sonata has three movements which last around 23 minutes in a complete performance. The first movement opens pensively but expands out to include a folk-like second subject. The second movement is slow and expressive while the finale has a joyous and catchy theme. Here you can purchase and download the piano parts to play along to, recorded by a professional accompanist.