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Strauss composed the Violin Sonata under the romantic spell of Pauline de Ahna, whom he later married. The work is full of youthful energy, hope, and anticipation.
Franck’s sonata was first performed in 1886 by the virtuoso violinist Eugene Ysaÿe. The sonata was composed as a wedding gift for Ysaÿe and Franck presented him with the manuscript at his wedding-day breakfast. Wasting no time, Ysaÿe rehearsed the composition and performed it at his own nuptials. The sonata soon became a signature piece in Ysaÿe’s repertoire.
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Catalog: MAR 385
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Track Listing
Richard Strauss:
Sonata for Violin and Piano
in E flat major, Op. 18
1 I Allegro ma non troppo
2 II Improvisation - Andante cantabile
3 III Finale: Andante - Allegro
César Franck: Sonata for violin and piano in A major
4 I Allegretto ben moderato
5 II Allegro
6 III Recitativo-Fantasia (Ben moderato – Molto lento)
7 IV Allegretto poco mosso (Listen)
Total playing time: 57:20
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