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Maier | Franck | Schumann: Sonatas for Violin & Piano

8/22/2025, 10 Tracks, 1:01:54

Featuring

  • Nancy Dahn
  • Timothy Steeves
  • Duo Concertante
  • Robert Schumann
  • Amanda Röntgen-Maier
  • César Franck

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Performer Biography

Duo Concertante, consisting of violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist Timothy Steeves, has performed over 700 concerts across North America, Europe, Central America, and China.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Duo Concertante's recording of Beethoven's complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano was described by Gramophone as 'a miracle of… knowledge and poetry'.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The sonatas on this album, composed between 1851 and 1886, represent a period when the violin sonata became a vehicle for individual expression in the Romantic era.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Robert Schumann's emotional vulnerability helped establish the violin sonata as a powerful vehicle for a composer's personal emotional narrative.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves, the performers on this album, are the founding Artistic Directors of the Tuckamore Festival in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Duo Concertante has commissioned over 70 new works from Canadian composers and integrates performing arts with issues like environmentalism and mental health.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Schumann's Violin Sonata No. 1 features an economical and cyclic use of musical themes, creating unity across its three movements.

Source: Booklet

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