Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 1. Allegro molto
2. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 2. Andante
3. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 3. Allegro vivo
4. Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: 4. Allegro quasi presto
5. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108: 1. Allegro non troppo
6. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108: 2. Andante
7. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108: 3. Finale. Allegro non troppo
8. Sonata for violin & piano in A major, M. 8: 1. Allegretto ben moderato
9. Sonata for violin & piano in A major, M. 8: 2. Allegro - Quasi lento - Tempo 1. Allegro
10. Sonata for violin & piano in A major, M. 8: 3. Recitativo - Fantasia. Ben moderato - Largamente - Molto vivace
11. Sonata for violin & piano in A major, M. 8: 4. Allegretto poco mosso

Disc 2:

1. Sonata for violin & piano in G major: 1. Tr�s mod�r� - Vif et passionn�
2. Sonata for violin & piano in G major: 2. Tr�s lent
3. Sonata for violin & piano in G major: 3. Tr�s anim� - Tr�s mod�r�
4. R�ve d'enfant for violin & piano, Op 14
5. Ballade and Polonaise, for violin & orchestra (or piano), Op. 38
6. Sonata for violin & piano, L. 140: 1. Allegro vivo
7. Sonata for violin & piano, L. 140: 2. Interm�de. Fantasque et l�ger
8. Sonata for violin & piano, L. 140: 3. Finale. Tr�s anim�
9. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in G major: 1. Allegretto
10. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in G major: 2. Blues. Moderato
11. Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in G major: 3. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #205751 in Music
• Released on: 2007-08-01
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Album Details
Faure-lovers have Long Prayed for a CD Reissue of the Two Sonatas from Grumiaux and Paul Crossley. And They Won't Be Disappointed. The Sound Itself is Pleasing-better, Even, Than I Remember it on LP. And There is a Radiance in the Playing Suggesting an Unerring Understanding of Structure and Style that Somehow Goes Hand in Hand with the Joyous Spontaneity of New Discovery. The Hyper-sensitive Suppleness of Grumiaux's Shading and Phrasing is a Particular Delight, as is his Awareness that Just as Much of the Musical Message Comes from the Piano-particularly in the Second Sonata. As for Crossley, Not for Nothing Has He Come to Be Recognized as One of this Country's Most Dedicated Faure Specialists. It Would Certainly Be Difficult to Over-praise the Subtlety of the Two Artists' Interplay in Both Works." - Gramophone .

Customer Reviews

Superb Set~Bargan Price!...
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The genre of the Violin Sonata may be the most perfect abstract form for greatest universal expressivity.

The Austro/Germans made great use of it: viz., Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Reger, et al.

Moreover, beginning perhaps with César Franck, the Franco/Belgians made the form their own. This may be because the pricision and clarity of the form appeals to the Gallic sensibility. Surely the genre conveys the Franco/Belgian ethos: the combination of the piano's timbre and the violin's tessitura (with additional features of col legno and pizzicato) make it the perfect vehicle of expression.

Withal, we have this wonderful issue of great art, great performances, great techne and sound--all at a bargan price. Hard to go wrong here: we get Fauré, Franck, Lekeu, Ysaÿe, Vieuxtemps, Debussy, and Ravel.

See too:

Alberic Magnard | Guillaume Lekeu: Violin Sonatas
Alberic Magnard: Sonate pour Violon et Piano, op. 13/Trois Pieces pour Piano, op. 1/En Dieu mon Esperance
MAGNARD : Sonate Pour Violon - Pièces Pour Piano - Zimansky / Keller
Saint-Saens: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; Violin Pieces
Joseph Canteloube, Pierre de Bréville: Music for Violin and Piano
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Mozart: The Violin Sonatas
Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas
Schubert-Complete Works For Violin & Pianoforte, Vol. 2
Brahms: Violin Sonatas (Ger)
Max Reger: Sonatas for Violin & Piano Op. 122 & Op. 139
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