Faure: Sonata No. 1 Op. 13 for Violin & PianoFaur composed his violin sonata in 1875 76 and in so doing opened up a new tradition for this genre in French music. In a review, Saint Sans expressed his enthusiasm for this work by his friend and pupil: "In this sonata you can find everything to tempt a gourmet: new forms, excellent modulations, unusual tone colours, and the use of unexpected rhythms. And a magic floats above everything, encompassing the whole work, causing the crowd of usual