Composer(s): Fuchs, Robert
Label: Naxos
Genre: Chamber Music
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.574547
Barcode: 747313454778
Release Date: 05/2024

FUCHS, R.: Violin Sonatas Nos. 4-6 (Hyejin Chung, Warren Lee)

Eminent composer and revered teacher, Robert Fuchs, was an established part of Vienna’s musical landscape. His six violin sonatas fuse lyricism with conversational ease and chromatic harmonies with folk-derived melodies. This second volume of the complete set (Volume 1 is on 8.574213) charts a decade’s worth of composition, from 1905 to 1915. No. 4 in E major is hymn-like, while No. 5 in A major is playful and deeply lyrical. His final violin sonata No. 6 in G minor, is sombre with a nervous energy reflective of the time of its composition, though still, as always, exuding Brahmsian richness and beauty.

Tracklist

Fuchs, Robert
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
1 I. Allegro vivace 08:14
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
2 II. Andante con espressione 06:10
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
3 III. Allegretto con delicatezza 06:53
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
4 I. Allegro moderato 08:34
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
5 II. Andante tranquillo 05:08
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
6 III. Allegro scherzando - Trio 04:11
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
7 IV. Allegretto comodo e grazioso 08:11
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
8 I. Allegro moderato 08:07
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
9 II. Andante sostenuto 08:43
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)
10 III. Allegro vivace 06:21
Chung, Hyejin (violin)
Lee, Warren (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:10:32