DESCRIPTION:
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) composed his Sonata for Violin and Piano in 1942-3, at the request and insistence of violinist Ginette Neveu. He dedicated the piece to Spanish polymath Gabriel Garcia Lorca.

He says about his piece, and string writing in general : "Le monstre est au point, je vais commencer la réalisation. Ce n'est pas mal, je crois, et en tout cas fort différent de la sempiternelle ligne de violon-mélodie des sonates françaises du XIXe siècle ... Le violon prima donna sur piano arpège, me fait vomir."

Recorded in the Larry Sitsky Recital Room, ANUSoM, Canberra, 2012.

Ewan Foster, violin ; Adam James Cook, piano

Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqBSaJrYfc09hcjKU8reRA?sub_confirmation=1

My newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/952161354c0f/adamjamescook

My patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/adamjamescook?

My website: https://www.adamjamescook.com