Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.572093
Barcode: 747313209378
Release Date: 12/2009

RAVEL, M.: Violin Sonata / RESPIGHI, O.: Violin Sonata / GRANADOS, E.: Violin Sonata (Saeijs, Bueren)

This disc draws together some lesser-known works by three of the twentieth century’s greatest composers. Ravel’s Violin Sonata in G major was his final chamber work, combining the influence of blues with an austere beauty. The dramatic Violin Sonata in B minor by Respighi is a greatly underrated contribution to the repertoire, while Granados’s one-movement Violin Sonata perfectly captures the composer’s extraordinary harmonic and melodic gifts in a seamless blend of traditional Romantic language and Spanish inflections.

Tracklist

Ravel, Maurice
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
1 I. Allegretto 08:29
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
2 II. Blues: Moderato 05:41
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
3 III. Perpetuum mobile: Allegro 03:45
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
Respighi, Ottorino
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
4 I. Moderato 09:57
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
5 II. Andante espressivo 08:53
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
6 III. Passacaglia: Allegro moderato ma energico 08:20
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
Granados, Enrique
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
7 Violin Sonata 11:56
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)

Total Playing Time: 57:01