Description
Fauré's Second Violin Sonata, written in 1916 in Evian and Paris, marks a significant departure from the brilliant and ornamental style of his earlier First Violin Sonata, published 40 years prior. This late work is characterized by an austere, introspective quality and an intensity of expression, in stark contrast to the virtuosic flourishes of its predecessor. Concentrating on the essentials, the Second Sonata harmonically explores the limits of tonality, delving into the modernist idiom of the 1920s and emerging as a captivating, deeply-felt composition.
