Laurence Kayaleh, Paul Stewart - Honegger, A.: Violin Sonatas (Complete) (2009)

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata In D Minor, H. 3: I. Largo
02. Violin Sonata In D Minor, H. 3: II. Molto Adagio
03. Violin Sonata In D Minor, H. 3: III. Sostenuto
04. Violin Sonata No. 1, H. 17: I. Andante Sostenuto
05. Violin Sonata No. 1, H. 17: II. Presto
06. Violin Sonata No. 1, H. 17: III. Adagio - Quasi Allegro - Allegro Assai - Adagio
07. Violin Sonata No. 2, H. 24: I. Allegro Cantabile
08. Violin Sonata No. 2, H. 24: II. Larghetto
09. Violin Sonata No. 2, H. 24: III. Vivace Assai
10. Violin Sonata, H. 143: I. Allegro
11. Violin Sonata, H. 143: II. Largo
12. Violin Sonata, H. 143: III. Allegretto Grazioso
13. Violin Sonata, H. 143: IV. Presto

Arthur Honegger is best known for his large-scale oratorios and orchestral works. However, the three Sonatas for Violin and Piano, and the Sonata for Solo Violin, reveal his mastery of intimate forms and ability to combine Germanic traditions with early 20th-century innovations. Spanning nearly thirty years, these alternately passionate and sober, forceful and nostalgic works display Honegger’s lyrical and virtuosic writing for his own instrument. Laurence Kayaleh plays a 1742 Guarnerius violin whose rich singing tone can also be enjoyed on her and Paul Stewart’s acclaimed Naxos recordings of Medtner’s music for violin and piano (8.570298 and 8.570299).

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