Violin Sonata No. 2 (Fauré)

108, was written by Gabriel Fauré in 1916, more than 40 years after the first violin sonata.

[1] It was premiered on 10 November 1917 at a concert of the Société Nationale de Musique with Louis Capet on the violin and the composer himself playing the piano.

At the same concert, the Cello Sonata No.

[2] It was dedicated to Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, who was a violinist, and had shown sympathy towards Fauré's works.

A performance takes approximately 22 minutes.