Repin . Lugansky - Franck, Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major

César Franck (1822-1890)
Sonata for violin & piano in A major, FWV 8 (1886)
Vadim Repin, violin
Nikolai Lugansky, piano, 2018

I. Allegretto ben moderato [0:00]
II. Allegro [6:10]
III. Recitativo - Fantasia. Ben moderato - molto lento [14:48]
IV. Allegretto poco mosso [22:10]
“Franck originally intended the opening movement to be slow and reflective, but Ysaÿe persuaded him that it worked best at a quicker tempo, so Franck marked it Allegretto with the qualifier “ben moderato.” The second movement is a dramatic scherzo, opening as a turbulent piano toccata, then with a surging, offbeat violin line laid over it. There are lyrical or pensive interludes, but the roiling toccata always reasserts itself. The chromaticism of the third movement’s introduction shows the influence of Wagner. Midway through, the improvisatory Recitativo yields to the more insistently directed Fantasia. The finale begins with an optimistic theme played in canon, the violin following the piano a bar later. The opening theme of the movement returns in A major before swelling into exultant joy.”

- LA Phil

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