Arnold Bax (1883-1953)

Nationality: English

Born: November 8, 1883, Streatham Died: October 3, 1953, Cork (age 69)

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Violin Sonata No. 2

(for violin and piano)

7:16	I.	Fantasy. Slow and gloomy - Allegro (rough and fierce)
5:55	II.	The Grey Dancer in the Twilight. Fast Valse - Slow and Serious
8:57	III.	Very broad and concentrated (but extremely expressive)
8:46	IV.	Allegro feroce

Duration: 30 minutes (approximately)

Composed: 1915 (age 31-32)

Published: 1923, London: Murdoch, Murdoch & Co. (age 39-40)

Revised: 1921 (age 37-38)

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7:11

Laurence Jackson, Ashley Wass

I. Fantasy. Slow and gloomy - Allegro (rough and fierce)

5:46

Laurence Jackson, Ashley Wass

II. The Grey Dancer in the Twilight. Fast Valse - Slow and Serious

8:58

Laurence Jackson, Ashley Wass

III. Very broad and concentrated (but extremely expressive)

9:13

Laurence Jackson, Ashley Wass

IV. Allegro feroce

7:20

Erich Gruenberg, John McCabe

I. Fantasy. Slow and gloomy - Allegro (rough and fierce)

6:03

Erich Gruenberg, John McCabe

II. The Grey Dancer in the Twilight. Fast Valse - Slow and Serious

8:55

Erich Gruenberg, John McCabe

III. Very broad and concentrated (but extremely expressive)

8:19

Erich Gruenberg, John McCabe

IV. Allegro feroce

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Nationality: Scottish

Born: July 5, 1917, London Died: October 12, 2012, Prague (age 95)

allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
feroce [I]—ferocious, violent, wild, resolute, bold, fiercely
sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.