Violin Sonatas by Mozart, Fauré, & Franck

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Experience an enchanting evening of live chamber music for piano and violin in the beautiful, rustic surroundings of Stonewall Farm in Keene. The three violin sonatas in this program are most obviously connected by their key of A major which is historically associated with brightness, lyricism, and warmth - qualities that lend themselves well to the violin’s natural singing quality. The key of A major serves as a home base across all three pieces; throughout the entire program we will always return to the key of A, and each time it will feel like we are returning home. Mozart’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in A is a staple of the classical repertoire and serves as the foundation on this musical path as it lays the groundwork for later sonatas. Next comes Fauré, who brings the element of French lyricism to the sonata structure. Fauré admired Classical form, and in his Violin Sonata in A he keeps that structure while expanding harmonic language, carrying Mozart’s clarity into a more expressive and openly passionate 19th-century version.

Finally, we have our late-romantic culmination, Franck’s Violin Sonata in A, which is among his most well-known compositions and widely considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written. Music Program: Mozart - Sonata for Piano & Violin in A, K.526 Fauré - Violin Sonata in A, Op. 13 Franck - Violin Sonata in A Louisa Stonehill – Violin & Nicholas Burns – Piano