The Violin Sonata No. 2 in

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, Op. 108, was written by

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in 1916, more than 40 years after the

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violin sonata. It was premiered on 10 November 1917 at a concert of the

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with Louis Capet on the violin and the composer himself playing the piano. At the same concert, the Cello Sonata No. 1 was also premiered. It was dedicated to Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, who was a violinist, and had shown sympathy towards Fauré's works.

Structure

The work consists of three movements. A performance takes approximately 22 minutes.

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* * , performed by

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and Paul Crossley Chamber music by Gabriel Fauré

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