Solo Violin Sonata in e

I remember many years ago in Rome meeting a friend of Jill Baron's, a Dutch violinist named Jan, who suggested that I write a piece for solo violin. In 2012 I approached the daunting task of writing such a piece, in "divine competition" with J.S. Bach -- a phrase my teacher Leon Kirchner used to describe the attempt to write a piece inspired by, and, hopefully, worthy, in some small way, of comparison with one of the great masters. I completed a draft in 2014, and have recently (2020) revised it, in hopes of having it performed and recorded.

In 2022, my good friend Liz Kaderabek has learned the sonata, and we are working together on making a definitive recording. Here is our work in progress...

• III. Meditation (May 2022)

  • Edited Recording (3:40)

  • Unedited Retake (3:50)