Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major Sonata for Violin

Ravel was very happy with his second Violin Sonata,

written between 1923 and 1927, whose second

movement adopts the Afro-American blues. This

wonderful sonata is characterised throughout by

the contrast between the consistently fairly dry

piano part and the smooth, melodic violin.

The Sonata for Violin and Cello, written between

1920 and 1922, is dedicated to Debussy, who had

died in 1918, and the work could be thought of as

an elegy for the composer. There are references to

Debussy's final chamber works.

A complex and emotional work, the magnificent

Piano Trio of 1914 contains four movements all full

of exoticism and colour.