Simon Monger  violin
Amir Farid  piano
Pablo de Sarasate  Habanera in C major, Op. 26 No. 2
Emánuel Moór  Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 12
Emánuel Moór  Violin Sonata No. 8 in D major (1916)
Emánuel Moór  Polonaise in D minor, Op. 10

In the era after the legendary virtuosi of the nineteenth century, instrumentalists continually redefined the limits of technical brilliance and expressive possibility.
Pablo de Sarasate’s Habanera in C major, Op. 26 No. 2, opens the program with irresistible flair, rhythmic vitality, and the composer’s unmistakable Spanish elegance. The focus then shifts to the remarkable Emánuel Moór – composer, polymath, and inventor, whose boundless imagination led him to design a double-keyboard piano. His Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 12 (dedicated to Sarasate), and the later Violin Sonata No. 8 in D major, reveal a richly lyrical and expressive voice, while the Polonaise in D minor, Op. 10,  brings the program to a brilliant and virtuosic close.