Instrumentation
violin and piano
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Other Information
Specially composed for a concert dedicated to the memory of Ernest Element, given on 3rd May 1994 in the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, by the Kingsdown Duo - Roger Huckle, violin, and John Bishop, piano.
First Indian performance by John Mayer accompanied by Gillian Mayer at the Calcutta School of Music, also in 1994.
Numerous subsequent performances by the above artists and others, including Alla Sharova with Gillian Mayer, Erich
Gruenberg with Daniel Adni, James Coles with Yoko Arai, David Chadwick with Robert Markham and Robert Birchall, and many by the composer´s daughters, Anna and Paula.
First movement recorded for Central Composers´ Alliance CD by Anna Downes with Duncan Honeybourne in February 2001. Whole Sonata performed by these same artists on l lth May 2001 in Birmingham Cathedral.
´... Echoes of plainchant in an ostinato like opening provided the springboard for an Allegro of developing rhythmic complexity and melodic richness which drew to a close with effective lyrical naivety.
´A more sombre Largo was again carefully and convincingly shaped by the Duo, with its haunting melodic lines.
´The finale skilfully entwined reflective mood with rhythmic dynamism. This is a purposefully accessible work whose consistency of style and sense of atmosphere ensured its warm reception.´
THE BIRMINGHAM POST
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