About This Song
About "Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 75: II. Allegro moderato" by Annie D'Arco
The second movement finds D'Arco in a more moderate but no less searching mode, the violin a voice navigating a labyrinth of elegant phrases. There's a courtly grace here, but the harmonies keep slipping toward shadow, as if a ballroom hides a secret passage. The interplay with the piano is intimate, almost conspiratorial.