The violin was Sibelius’s own instrument, and the virtuoso aspect is eminent in Drei Stücke Op. 116 as well as in his entire oeuvre for violin and piano. Apart of that, Op. 116 provides a glimpse into the last active phase of Sibelius’s career as a composer.

Sibelius completed Drei Stücke for violin and piano Op. 116 (Scène de Danse, Danse caractéristique, Rondeau romantique) in the spring of 1929. The impetus for composing them probably came from the New York publisher Carl Fischer. Fischer...