Covatti, Dussaut, Honegger, d'Indy: Sonatas for Violin and Piano

Featuring

Marie Radauer-Plank
Henrike Brüggen
Hélène Covatti-Dussaut
Arthur Honegger
Robert Dussaut
Vincent d'Indy

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Hélène Covatti's music was described in a 1946 article as possessing a "rare vitality," yet her works remained unpublished during her lifetime.

Composition History

Robert Dussaut's Suite Brève dans le style ancien, presented here as a world premiere recording, was composed in 1926 during his stay at the Villa Medici after he won the prestigious Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1924.

Composer Biography

Robert Dussaut, despite being a trained violinist who played in the Paris Opera orchestra, composed very few works for violin.

Instruments

Marie Radauer-Plank, the violinist on this recording, plays on an Italian violin made by Dom Nicolo Amati in 1746.

Historical Context

The careers of composers Hélène Covatti and Robert Dussaut were severely impacted by World War II and subsequent aesthetic changes, with Covatti's career also affected by her being a woman.

Composition History

Hélène Covatti's Sonata for piano and violin, considered her most important work, was premiered on March 2, 1946, in Paris and later awarded the Halphen Prize for Composition by Arthur Honegger.