Brazilian Violin Sonatas
Leopoldo Miguez and Glauco Vel\xe1squez were both leading figures in Brazil\u2019s classical music scene at the turn of the 20th century, bringing back influences from Europe to a homeland in a state of enormous social upheaval. The lyrical character of Miguez\u2019s ambitious Violin Sonata, Op. 14 is developed in a far more sophisticated and contrapuntal manner to anything previously experienced in Brazil, while Vel\xe1squez\u2019s two sonatas are even richer in nuance. The tropical Romanticism of these three works marked an important change in Brazil\u2019s chamber music. The music is presented here by host Raymond Bisha.\xa0
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