Sara Trickey - Mathias: Violin Sonatas (2011)

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 15: I. Molto vivace
02. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 15: II. Lento, ma con moto
03. Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 15: III. Lento - Allegro ritmico
04. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94: I. Allegro robusto
05. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94: II. Vivace e ritmico
06. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94: III. Adagio sostenuto
07. Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94: IV. Allegro molto vivace
08. Violin Sonata (1952): I. Impetuoso - Allegro preciso e agitato
09. Violin Sonata (1952): II. Andante quasi adagio
10. Violin Sonata (1952): III. Moderato piacevole - Con rigore e ben marcato

William Mathias’s eloquent and accessible style comes to the fore in these première recordings of his music for violin and piano. His unpublished Violin Sonata (1952) is a highly original and ambitious work from his student days. The First Violin Sonata is a model of clarity and concision, while the Second Violin Sonata, commissioned to celebrate the composer’s 50th birthday, is cast in four vividly contrasted—and virtuosic—movements. Sara Trickey, praised by The Strad for her ‘fiery and passionate’ playing, joins Iwan Llewelyn-Jones whose ‘power and clean-cut precision’ has been acclaimed by The Guardian.

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