Gabriel Fauré's harmonic language was based on an original fusion of tonality and ancient church modes, which grew more subtle and ambivalent over time.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded on August 25 and 26, 1987, with Antony Howell as the Recording Engineer and Andrew Keener as the Recording Producer.
Composition History
Fauré composed his Second Violin Sonata, like Beethoven's late quartets, while suffering from deafness, and during a period of anxiety about his son serving in the war.
Composition History
The First Violin Sonata was initially rejected by Parisian music publishers due to its originality and harmonic audacity, only finding a publisher through Camille Clerc's efforts.
Critical Reception
The First Violin Sonata was enthusiastically received at its 1877 premiere and praised by composer Camille Saint-Saëns in the Journal de Musique.
Critical Reception
The Second Violin Sonata was less popular than the first, with Fauré lamenting in 1922 that his "poor sonata is still so rarely played," despite many musicians now considering it the finer work.
Composition History
Fauré began composing his First Violin Sonata at the summer residence of the wealthy, music-loving industrialist Camille Clerc in Sainte-Adresse, Normandy.
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