Maurice Ravel did not deem it necessary to cite this first attempt at a sonata for piano and violin
in the catalogue of his works. This single movement was completed in April 1897 and probably
performed in the context of Gabriel Fauré’s composition classes at the Conservatory during
the academic year 1897-1898 by Georges Enescu, accompanied by the composer on the piano.
Preserved in Ravel’s archives, the sonata was not published until 1975 for the celebrations of the artist’s
centennial, under the slightly deceptive title Posthumous Sonata. The 1897 Sonata, far from being a last
burst of modernism proposed by Maurice Ravel from beyond the grave, instead reveals the
influence of the leading figures of French chamber music on a youth during his formation.
A favourite among violin sonatas, a real gem.
The intention with the orchestra arrangement is to create an air that is channeling the early Ravel compositions for orchestra.
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