Ravel's First Sonata for Violin and Piano was 'premiered' during the composer's centenary celebrations in 1975 by violinist Gerald Tarack and pianist Arbie Orenstein.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel's First Sonata for Violin and Piano, a youthful work finished in 1897, was not published until 1975 after being discovered among his papers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Marguerite Canal, a French composer, composed about a hundred melodies, among the finest of that golden age of French art song.
Composer Biography
Marguerite Canal, a French composer, was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1920 for her dramatic poem 'Don Juan'.
Instruments
Guillaume Chilemme, the violinist on this recording, plays a 1741 Antonio Castagneri violin and a bow from the 'Nicholas Maire School'.
Performer Biography
Guillaume Chilemme, a violinist, won 1st Prize at the Swedish International Duo Competition with pianist Nathanaël Gouin in 2010.
Compositional Technique
Maurice Ravel's Second Sonata for Violin and Piano is revolutionary in its treatment of the two instruments almost as equally-matched adversaries.
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