Butterfield/Mcmahon/Wollston - Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Sonatas, Book 3 - Op. 5, Nos. 1-4

The third of Jean-Marie Leclair�s four books of violin sonatas displays the qualities of exquisite Italianate lyricism and French dance idioms that made the earlier works such a stylistic triumph. However, the composer�s pervasive use of variation form in this book offers a new element, and the technical demands increase through continuous multiplestopping, intricate figuration and the inclusion of rustic drones. Violinist Adrian Butterfield, who has been described by Gramophone �as technically and musically a marvel� (Naxos 8.572866 / Violin Sonatas, Book 3, Nos. 1�5 and 8), is a leading exponent of Leclair�s music.