Böcker av Maurice Journeau

Maurice Journeau composed the 1st two movements of his Sonatine (Sonatina) Op.4 in 1922, at a time when he was still a student at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris. As for the third movement entitled "Final" (finale), it was written later in Biarritz, his native town where he returned In the year 1923.The sonatina was followed by three others, yet the composer always considered it as the most significant one.CONTENTS: Vif, fevrier 1922 (5'30''); Modere, septembre 1922 (5'00''); Vif et Scherzando, septembre 1923 (5'30'')It was first performed only in 1952 by Ginette Doyen at the SMI (Societe Musicale Independante) in Paris. Then, also with this french pianist, it was broadcast on the french national radio on February 11th, 1952.

Maurice Journeau's catalogue of works comprises 75 works (82 with the works without an opus number). Among them, one may find numerous pieces for piano (piano solo, piano duet). His four sonatinas for piano were considered by him as typical of his music style, even if each one is very different from the three others.Maurice Journeau composed four sonatinas for piano, his own instrument, probably because this way of writing seemed attractive to him. The Deuxieme Sonatine (2nd Sonatina) Op.10 was written in Biarritz on April 1925. The work, full of a brotherly tenderness, was dedicated by the composer to his younger sister. So it is a graceful, gentle piano piece endowed with a very lively atmosphere.CONTENTS: Allegretto piacevole (3'00); Andante (3'30); Scherzo (5'00)