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Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Nationality: French
Born: May 12, 1845, Pamiers, Ariège Died: November 4, 1924, Paris (age 79)
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Violin Sonata No. 2 in e minor, Op. 108

(for violin and piano)
8:46 I. Allegro non troppo
8:02 II. Andante
6:10 III. Allegro non troppo
Duration: 24 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1917 (age 71-72)
7 recordings, 17 videos
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9:46
Augustin Dumay, Jean-Philippe Collard
I. Allegro non troppo
8:40
Augustin Dumay, Jean-Philippe Collard
II. Andante
6:48
Augustin Dumay, Jean-Philippe Collard
III. Allegro non troppo
7:59
Zino Francescatti, Robert Casadesus
I. Allegro non troppo
7:20
Zino Francescatti, Robert Casadesus
II. Andante
5:40
Zino Francescatti, Robert Casadesus
III. Allegro non troppo
8:06
Isabelle Faust, Florent Boffard
I. Allegro non troppo
7:52
Isabelle Faust, Florent Boffard
II. Andante
5:41
Isabelle Faust, Florent Boffard
III. Allegro non troppo
9:04
Dong-Suk Kang, Pascal Devoyon
I. Allegro non troppo
8:02
Dong-Suk Kang, Pascal Devoyon
II. Andante
6:02
Dong-Suk Kang, Pascal Devoyon
III. Allegro non troppo
24:16
Thouin, Zeitouni
24:36
Nordio, Faes
9:23
Mintz, Bronfman
I. Allegro non troppo
8:54
Mintz, Bronfman
II. Andante
6:35
Mintz, Bronfman
III. Allegro non troppo

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glossary

  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • 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
  • duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • 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.
  • troppo [I], non troppo, trop [F]—too, too much. non troppo means "not too much". e.g. "Allegro ma non troppo" means fast, but not too much
  • violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.