Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, Op.13 (1875 - 76)
Analysis below ↓

MVT I
EXPOSITION
Theme Group 1
00:00 - T1, 1
00:33 - T1, 2
00:41 - Transition built from the ascending four note motif introduced in T1, 2
00:52 - Theme 2
01:24 - Closing section also built from the ascending four note motif introduced in T1, 2
DEVELOPMENT
01:39 - Beginning of the development section. Fragments of T1, 1 first played by the violin, then imitated by the piano. F major
02:00 - Same thing but now in A major
02:17 - C# major, modulating to F# minor shortly after
02:33 - T1, 2 in F# minor. Deceptive cadences are used constantly to avoid hearing the tonic
02:50 - Fragments of T1, 2
03:32 - T2
04:20 - Retransaition. Fragments of T1, 2 in the piano
RECAPITULATION
Theme Group 1
04:36 - T1, 1
05:14 - T1, 2
05:21 - Transition
05:33 - T2
CODA
06:07 - Beginning of the coda
06:33 - T1
06:46 - Fragments of T1, 2

MVT II
EXPOSITION
07:06 - Theme 1, D minor
08:25 - Transition
08:57 - Theme 2, F major
09:25 - T2 in the piano
09:51 - Closing section using T2. The piano texture changes to constant 16th notes
DEVELOPMENT
10:11 - Beginning of the development section
10:25 - T1, A minor
10:43 - C major
10:52 - T1, E minor
11:11 - G major
12:01 - T2
RECAPITULATION
12:19 - T1, but it Bb major instead of D minor
12:49 - Transition
13:18 - T2, D major
13:43 - Closing section using T2. The piano texture changes to constant 16th notes
14:06 - CODA using T1

MVT III
14:45 - Scherzo
15:46 - Trio
17:24 - Scherzo reprise

MVT IV
EXPOSITION
18:36 - Theme 1, A major
19:05 - Transition
19:25 - Theme 2, F# minor
19:45 - Closing section
DEVELOPMENT
20:10 - Beginning of the development section. T1, F# minor
20:23 - T1, A major
20:51 - T1 in the piano with a new countermelody in the violin
RECAPITULATION
21:18 - T1, but in C major instead of A major
21:33 - Transition
21:53 - T2, A minor
22:14 - Closing section
22:32 - CODA

Augustin Dumay, violin
Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

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