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Beneath the shimmering surface of Delius’s little-known violin sonatas are the latent exuberance and nostalgic rapture which have made his orchestral music so popular. Across the decades separating the B major Violin Sonata of 1892 from the Third Violin Sonata of 1930, Delius developed a unique musical language which leavened the post-Romantic heritage of Wagner with French Impressionism and European and Afro-American folk idioms; an intoxicating mix that moved Sir Thomas Beecham to call him ‘the last great apostle in our time of beauty and romance in music’. Album Tracks 1. I. Allegro Con Brio 00 08 26 2. II. Andante Molto Tranquillo 00 09 35 3. III. Allegro Con Moto 00 08 20 4. I. with Easy Movement But Not Quick - II. Slow 00 12 38 5. III. with Vigour and Animation 00 08 34 6. Violin Sonata No. 2 00 11 38 7. I. Slow 00 06 12 8. II. Andante Scherzando - Meno Mosso - Tempo I 00 04 20 9. III. Lento - Con Moto 00 07 30
