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Release Date: Friday 10 June 2011
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William Mathias's eloquent and accessible style comes to the fore in these première recordings of his music for violin and piano.
His unpublished Violin Sonata (1952) is a highly original and ambitious work from his student days. The First Violin Sonata is a model of clarity and concision, while the Second Violin Sonata, commissioned to celebrate the composer's 50th birthday, is cast in four vividly contrasted - and virtuosic - movements.
Sara Trickey, praised by The Strad for her "fiery and passionate" playing, joins Iwan Llewelyn-Jones.
Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 15
Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 94
Violin Sonata (1952)