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Article: Daniel Gregory Mason. (Briefly Noted).(Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 5; Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 14)(Frederick Shepherd Converse. Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 1)(Sound Recording Review)
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Daniel Gregory Mason. Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 5; Sonata in C Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 14. Frederick Shepherd Converse. Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 1. Kevin Lawrence; Phillip Bush. New World 80591-2, 2002.
Daniel Gregory Mason (1873-1953) and Frederick Shepherd Converse (1871-1940) were both students of John Knowles Paine, perhaps the most celebrated American composer in the romantic tradition, while the latter was a professor at Harvard. Paine's influence is felt strongly throughout the three violin sonatas presented here, though the works of Mason and Converse are markedly different in tone and style. Mason's two ...