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Laurence Kayaleh

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A collection of violin sonatas by Noskowski and elski, two composers active in the Polish Nationalist School in the late 19th century. Noskowski, known primarily as a symphonic composer, wrote a Sonata in A minora majestic work that evokes the influence of Beethovens Kreutzer Sonata and Brahms. Opening with a striking unison at the beginning of the first movement, the violin and piano weave together a flowing melody. The second movement is written in a variation form that seems to follow the model of the Kreutzer Sonata, while the third movement unfolds with passionate music driven by a lively tarantella-like rhythm.Jerenski is a composer known for the opera *Janek*, which incorporates Polish folk music, and was also widely active as a teacher. This violin sonata, composed around 1879 during his mature period, unfolds eloquent music while adhering to traditional stylistic conventions: a liv