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?New Jersey-born George Antheil travelled to Europe in 1922 determined to become 'noted and notorious'. The first three violin sonatas come from this period, with the eclectic Violin Sonata No. 1 displaying the fiercely barbaric influence of Stravinsky, the more jazzy No. 2 developing experiments in 'musical cubism' and the Violin Sonata No. 3 achieving a synthesis of Stravinskyian rhythms and Antheil's more song-like tendencies. The later No. 4 is built on Classical and Baroque models. Album Tracks 1. Violin Sonata No. 1~I. Allegro moderato 2. Violin Sonata No. 1~II. Andante moderato 3. Violin Sonata No. 1~III. Funebre, lento espressivo 4. Violin Sonata No. 1~IV. Presto 5. Violin Sonata No. 2 6. Violin Sonata No. 3 7. Violin Sonata No. 4~I. Scherzo 8. Violin Sonata No. 4~II. Passacaglia Variations 9. Violin Sonata No. 4~III. Toccata-Rondo
