Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77
This guide follows Ravel’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77 (1927) in three parts: Allegretto, Blues. Moderato and Perpetuum mobile. Allegro.
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Follow all 16 sections as they play
- I
- IIBlues.
- III.
I0:13–7:08
in G major, flowing and floating rather than settling into a steady groove. A mischievous enters in the pianist's left hand in the “wrong” and is passed between the two instruments. The passes through sections A, B and C; along the way a mysterious violin (fast repeated bowing) builds to a and gives way to a warm, broad melody. The ends with a sudden resolution into G major.
- A
- B
IIBlues. 8:32–13:53
III. 14:05–17:58
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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