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Arthur Honegger is best known for his large-scale oratorios and orchestral works. However, the three Sonatas for Violin and Piano, and the Sonata for Solo Violin, reveal his mastery of intimate forms and ability to combine Germanic traditions with early 20th-century innovations. Spanning nearly thirty years, these alternately passionate and sober, forceful and nostalgic works display Honegger’s lyrical and virtuosic writing for his own instrument. Laurence Kayaleh plays a 1742 Guarnerius violin whose rich singing tone can also be enjoyed on her and Paul Stewart’s acclaimed Naxos recordings of Medtner’s music for violin and piano. Album Tracks 1. I. Largo 00 10 36 2. II. Molto Adagio 00 05 28 3. III. Sostenuto 00 08 31 4. I. Andante Sostenuto 00 08 11 5. II. Presto 00 05 02 6. III. Adagio - Quasi Allegro - Allegro Assai - Adagio 00 08 18 7. I. Allegro Cantabile 00 04 48 8. II. Larghetto 00 04 22 9. III. Vivace Assai 00 02 46 10. I. Allegro 00 06 13 11. II. Largo 00 02 55 12. III. Allegretto Grazioso 00 01 51 13. IV. Presto 00 04 00
