Description
for violin and piano
The Sonatine was dedicated to Hubert Leonard, who was known for the beauty of his interpretations rather than the fire of his pyrotechnics, and he championed the work of Brahms, Saint-Saëns, Fauré and Laló. The work alternates lyrical sections with bravura passages, and there are several examples of Viardot’s Spanish-gypsy background, a heritage which was frequently referred to by those who admired both her performance and her composition.







