The Kreutzer Sonata The Kreutzer Sonata The Kreutzer Sonata (, ) is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889, and was promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife: in his analysis, the root causes for the deed were the "animal excesses" and "swinish connection" governing the relation between the sexes. During a train ride, Pozdnyshev overhears a conversation concerning marriage, divorce and
Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hill) movements. Violin Sonata No. 2 (Hill) Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, Stiles 1.2.1.6 So2, is a sonata for violin and piano by Alfred Hill completed at the beginning of 1906. Its manuscript is at the National Library of Australia. It bears inscription: "Island Bay Wellington N.Z. 10th January 1906". The sonata is dedicated to an Australian violinist Cyril Monk ("Dedicated to my friend Cyril Monk"), Hill's pupil in theory and composition. Its approximate duration is 16 minutes. The Sonata was revised and arranged for oboe and piano, clarinet and piano (both in 1955: "revised and arranged for Oboe