Product Description
A Violin Sonata written in 2019, but which sounds more
like 1869? Theres a reason for that: apart from the obvious and
enjoyable challenge of writing an extended faux-19th century piece, the
sonata is dedicated to the memory of my mother who - being a "Brahms
& Tchaikovsky" gal through and through - had little use for music
written after 1900. For instance, I remember when I was a lad and my
father and I would listen to Stravinskys Le Sacre, Mom would always go
out for a walk until it blew over.
The Sonata has four movements: I. Largo-Moderato (7:10),
II. Allegretto (5:00), III. Andante (7:00), IV. Bagatelles. Allegro non
troppo (6:00). Total performance time is about 25 to 26 minutes.
The audio file accompanying this description gives you a
couple of minutes of each movement: most of the exposition of I; the end
of the Scherzo and beginning of the Trio (with its curious
three-measure phrases) of II; the closing measures of III; and the
beginning of IV.
(The sonata has been read by professional players and is
guaranteed to "work," but at this writing it has not been performed or
recorded. Therefore the audio file is only a computer playback. Living
musicians will be able to make far more sense of it.)
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