Played by Joan Trimble and Valerie Trimble
Sonata...Arnold Cooke
Sonata...Stravinsky
(BBC recording)
Arnold Cooke's Sonata (1937) is dedicated to Adolph Hallis and Franz Reizenstein.
The first movement begins Andante and leads to a vigorous Allegro; the second movement, Larghetto, has a graceful middle section in nine-eight time; the greater part of the finale, Molto vivace, is in the style of a Tarantella.
The Sonata by Stravinsky, written in 1943-44, has a smooth-flowing opening movement (Moderato), followed by a Theme (Largo), with four Variations, leading to a short Allegretto for finale.
(H.R.)