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Saxton: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4; Sonata for Solo Violin "Reflections in Time"

5/23/2025, 17 Tracks, 1:13:23

Featuring

  • Peter Sheppard Skaerved
  • Mihailo Trandafilovski
  • Clifton Harrison
  • Neil Heyde
  • Morgan Goff
  • Kreutzer Quartet
  • Robert Saxton

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Compositional Technique

The Sonata for Solo Violin 'Reflections in Time' uses non-literal symmetry, with diagonal, horizontal, and vertical axes of symmetry being fundamental to the piece.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Robert Saxton is an Emeritus Professor of Composition at Oxford University and Composer-in-Association at the Purcell School.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Robert Saxton's Sonata for Solo Violin 'Reflections in Time' was inspired by the drawings of violinist Peter Sheppard Skærved, which explore a fascinating world between realism and abstraction.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Peter Sheppard Skærved, the violinist on this album, has had over 400 works written for him by various composers.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Peter Sheppard Skærved is the only living violinist to have performed on the violins of famous historical figures such as Ole Bull, Joachim, Paganini, and Viotti.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album's cover painting, "Floodtide, Wapping Reach" (2019), was created by Peter Sheppard Skærved, the violinist on this recording.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Robert Saxton, born in London in 1953, received guidance from notable figures like Benjamin Britten and Elisabeth Lutyens early in his career.

Source: Booklet

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