[2] In these works, he turned away from late-Romanticism, and towards the alternative models of Johann Sebastian Bach and neo-Baroque composers such as Max Reger.

He dedicated the piece to a couple from Frankfurt with an interest in the arts, Abdul (Alfred) Linder and his wife Olly.

[1][4]: 399 The work was first performed in Frankfurt on 10 April 1920 by violinist Max Strub and pianist Eduard Zuckmayer.

The 24-page manuscript score from Alfred Wolf's estate is kept at the Hindemith Institute [de] in Frankfurt.

[3] A lyrical beginning develops to more agitation and passion, showing the composer's "gift for expressive melody".

[5] The violin sonata is on the literature list, category "Duo: piano and one string instrument", of Jugend musiziert.