Not only was Robert Fuchs an admired friend of Brahms, but he nurtured a prodigious number of pupils, among whom were Enescu, Korngold, Mahler, Wolf, and Sibelius who called Fuchs 'a clever orchestrator, professional to his fingertips, and very happy as a composer.' The three Violin Sonatas, composed over a 24-year period between 1877 and 1901, exemplify Fuchs' superbly crafted and melodious grace, with soaring Romanticism spiced with occasional Hungarian color, folkloric themes, and vivacious finales.
Not only was Robert Fuchs an admired friend of Brahms, but he nurtured a prodigious number of pupils, among whom were Enescu, Korngold, Mahler, Wolf, and Sibelius who called Fuchs 'a clever orchestrator, professional to his fingertips, and very happy as a composer.' The three Violin Sonatas, composed over a 24-year period between 1877 and 1901, exemplify Fuchs' superbly crafted and melodious grace, with soaring Romanticism spiced with occasional Hungarian color, folkloric themes, and vivacious finales.
Not only was Robert Fuchs an admired friend of Brahms, but he nurtured a prodigious number of pupils, among whom were Enescu, Korngold, Mahler, Wolf, and Sibelius who called Fuchs 'a clever orchestrator, professional to his fingertips, and very happy as a composer.' The three Violin Sonatas, composed over a 24-year period between 1877 and 1901, exemplify Fuchs' superbly crafted and melodious grace, with soaring Romanticism spiced with occasional Hungarian color, folkloric themes, and vivacious finales.
