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Pieces by this composer make up Tai Murray’s debut recording, which Harmonia Mundi released in 2012. A single-movement sonata by this composer begins with a recitative (“reh-sit-uh-TEEV”)-like whole-tone scale that ascends three octaves as it grows louder and slightly faster. The slow movement of another of this composer’s sonatas is a set of six variations on a G-major sarabande theme whose last bar is in 5/4 (“five-four”). This composer intermixed the “Dies irae” with J. S. Bach’s E-major violin partita (10[3])in the prelude (10[1])of a sonata with movements (10[1])titled “Malinconia,” “Danse des ombres” (“donce day ZOM-bruh”), “Les Furies,” and “Obsession.” (10[1]-5[1])Contemporaries like George Enescu and Jacques (10[1])Thibaud (“tee-BOH”) were dedicatees of this composer’s six solo violin sonatas, (10[1]-5[1])while this composer was (10[1])himself the dedicatee of the violin sonata by his compatriot César Franck (10[4])(“say-zar FRONK”). For 10 points, (10[1])name this violin (10[1])virtuoso (10[2])from Belgium. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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