Patrick Joseph Rafter, Fiachra Garvey - Lekeu, Ysaÿe, Ravel & Boulanger (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata in G Major: I. Très modéré
02. Violin Sonata in G Major: II. Très lent
03. Violin Sonata in G Major: III. Très animé
04. Poème élégiaque, Op. 12
05. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: I. Allegretto
06. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato
07. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro
08. Nocturne for Violin and Piano

Two Irish musicians bring to you their first album with Rubicon Classics. violinist Patrick Rafter and pianist Fiachra Garvey have selected repertoire by Belgian and French composers, including two great violin sonatas – Ravel’s famous violin Sonata in G, and the fabulous yet mostly neglected sonata in G by Guillaume Lekeu, whose tragically early death at the age of 24 surely robbed us of a great composer.

The great Belgian violinist and composer Ysaye’s seldom heard Poeme Elegiaque and Lili Boulanger’s (who died at only 22 years) Nocturne complete this attractive programme.

Patrick has performed alongside Maxim Vengerov and Schlomo Mintz, Barry Douglas and John O’Conor, Semyon Bychkov, Sir Mark Elder, Marin Alsop and Gianandrea Noseda.

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