Klara Flieder, Christophe Pantillon, Massimo Giuseppe Bianchi - RAVEL: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Sonata for Violin and Cello in A minor, Piano Trio (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata No. 2, M. 77: I. Allegretto
02. Violin Sonata No. 2, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato
03. Violin Sonata No. 2, M. 77: III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro
04. Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73: I. Allegro
05. Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73: II. Très vif
06. Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73: III. Lent
07. Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73: IV. Vif, avec entrain
08. Piano Trio, M. 67: I. Modéré
09. Piano Trio, M. 67: II. Pantoum. Assez vif
10. Piano Trio, M. 67: III. Passacaille. Très large
11. Piano Trio, M. 67: IV. Finale. Animé

Ravel was very happy with his second Violin Sonata, written between 1923 and 1927, whose second movement adopts the Afro-American blues. This wonderful sonata is characterised throughout by the contrast between the consistently fairly dry piano part and the smooth, melodic violin.

The Sonata for Violin and Cello, written between 1920 and 1922, is dedicated to Debussy, who had died in 1918, and the work could be thought of as an elegy for the composer. There are references to Debussy's final chamber works.

A complex and emotional work, the magnificent Piano Trio of 1914 contains four movements all full of exoticism and colour.

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