Frederick Grinke (violin)
Dorothy Manley (pianoforte)
Bax's Violin Sonata No. 2 appeared in 1915, but it was not until 1929 that Bax produced a third. While the No. 2 is a large-scale work and the music is imbued with the tense and tragic feelings so characteristic of the period, the No. 3 is a compact and graciously conceived work with two movements instead of the customary three. The first movement is graceful and lyrical in style and the second is full of vitality and gay spirits, except for the slow middle section which is contemplative in character.