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)
1I. Allegretto08:29
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
2II. Blues: Moderato05:41
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
3III. Perpetuum mobile: Allegro03:45
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
Respighi, Ottorino
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
4I. Moderato09:57
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
5II. Andante espressivo08:53
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
6III. Passacaglia: Allegro moderato ma energico08:20
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
Granados, Enrique
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)
7Violin Sonata11:56
Saeijs, Frederieke (violin)
Lammerts van Bueren, Maurice (piano)

Total Playing Time: 57:01