IDAGIO | Cesar Franck: Sonata for Piano and Violin - Ernest Chausson: Concert 5414939987922

Featuring

Isabelle Faust
Alexander Melnikov
Christine Busch
Lisa Juliane Immer
Sebastian Wohlfarth
Gesine Queyras

Salagon Quartett
César Franck
Ernest Chausson

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Composition History

Ernest Chausson dedicated his Concert for piano, violin and string quartet to violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, stating he would not have written it without Ysaÿe's inspiration.

Instruments

Isabelle Faust performs on a Stradivarius violin named 'Vieuxtemps' from 1710, while Alexander Melnikov plays an Érard piano from around 1885.

Composer Biography

Ernest Chausson, a trained lawyer, was a latecomer to music and had only twenty years to compose his works, which are dominated by chamber music and songs.

Composition History

César Franck's Sonata for piano and violin in A major, composed three years before his String Quartet in D major, is considered a key chamber work from his mature period.

Compositional Technique

In César Franck's Sonata for piano and violin, the piano part was written first, with the violin part added later, and it presents formidable intonation difficulties despite lacking double stopping or pizzicato.

Composer Biography

César Franck's appointment as organ professor at the Paris Conservatoire in 1872 provided him with financial stability, allowing him to focus on composition.

Notable Performances

The violinist Eugène Ysaÿe gave the world premiere of César Franck's Sonata for piano and violin with Léontine Bordes-Pène in Brussels on December 16, 1886.