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Cultivated mainly in France at the close of the 19th century, the musical salon and its will-o'-the-wisp cult of Biedermeier representation launched a rich harvest of poetically overblown genre literature; besides serving the artistically keen bourgeoisie's need for background music, it also created a genre of manifold forms of expression which 'forgot' the strict traditional cyclical forms. This produced an abundance of tone-paintings and exquisitely elegant fantasies whose programmatic titles and use of specific melody instruments reflect the pieces' character: Pastorale, Barcarolle, Valse, Nocturne, Elégie, Rêverie, Caprice, Mazurka, Gavotte, Novelette. Acclaimed masters of this period who 'lightly penned' such pieces include Benjamin Godard, whose output, relegated to the margins of received literature, deserves at least a partial revival. His euphonious and soulful Concerto romantique in A major op. 35 for violin and orchestra certainly makes a 'playful' addition to the repertoire. Next to numerous purely piano pieces and 24 excellent etudes that soar above their didactic aims, Godard also gave the solo violin repertoire two enjoyable sonatas: the first, dedicated to a certain Léon Reynier, appeared in 1877, published by Durand in Paris as op. 20; the 'Deuxième Sonate' is from a convolute of OEuvres posthumes, published in 1894/95 by Choudens in Paris. These original prints form the source for our edition. Benjamin Louis Godard, son of a merchant, was born in Paris on 18 August 1849. Musically very gifted, he was given early violin lessons, before being taught by Henri Vieuxtemps. At 14 he was already studying form and composition with Henri Reber at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1866/67 he unsuccessfully submitted pieces of his own to competitions for the Prix de Rome. There followed vocal and instrumental works which met with the approval of Paris audiences, although occasionally routine lurked behind the inventiveness of child prodigy Godard. In 1878 his dramatic symphony Le Tasse for soli, chorus and orchestra, a work imbued with passion and fire, was enthusiastically received in the Concerts du Châtelet. His Symphonie Légendaire was also praised in 1887 for its respectable mastery 'du contrepoint, de l'harmonie et de l'orchestration'. Of his 6 operas, La Vivandière was 'un succès extramusical'. In 1882 Godard succeeded Baillot as director of the chamber music class at the Conservatoire, and from 1887 taught at the whole institute. Godard died on 10 January 1895 in Cannes. While Godard's stage works and symphonies are unlikely to be revived, the playful grace and typically French esprit of his chamber music still convinces today. Next to 4 violin sonatas, the popular 6 Duettini op. 18 for 2 violins and piano and the 4 Morceaux op. 5 for string trio, this is primarily his three string quartets; the third of them sparkles with 'finest salon music' in the first movement and 'melodious operatic arias' in the Adagio, before a Menuet in rococo style - its melodically enticing middle section ensuring a Da Capo - leads to a rustling and ingeniously constructed Finale.
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