Mirosław Gąsieniec

Sonata

The first version of the Sonata for violin and piano was written in the autumn of 2008, when I had the opportunity to work with the violinist Robert Bachara, who was pursuing his doctoral studies at Wrocław Music Academy. A few years later, around the turn of 2016, I revised the musical material, made some changes and shortened the work. It was then that Dr Jacek Ropski, a lecturer at the music academy, took an interest in the Sonata. In January 2016 we produced a recording of this composition, which helped with his post-doctoral studies. I would like to express my profound gratitude to Dr Jacek Ropski for his invaluable musical and performance remarks, which led to the present form of the Sonata for violin and piano. I am also grateful to Professor Bartosz Bryła of Poznań Music Academy for his very favourable review of this composition and warm words of support for its publication. I also hope that this work will find a place among young performers. Mirosław Gąsieniec translated by John Comber