Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major for Violin and Piano
Op. 102
Camille Saint-Saens
Written in 1896 during a stay of several months in Egypt, Saint-Saens began the main themes of all four movements as well as the canonic trio in Luxor and Aswan. The sonata was then completed on the Nile journey back to Cairo. That same …
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Written in 1896 during a stay of several months in Egypt, Saint-Saens began the main themes of all four movements as well as the canonic trio in Luxor and Aswan. The sonata was then completed on the Nile journey back to Cairo. That same year the sonata was premiered by Saint-Saens and Pablo Sarasate in a concert celebrating the composer's fiftieth stage anniversary, having first appeared on stage when he was only ten years old. This performing edition reflects the most up-to-date state of research on this work, presented in a spacious engraving.