This thesis presents extended program notes for a sixty-minute violin graduate recital consisting of the following repertoire: César Franck, Sonata for Piano and Violin; Peter Sculthorpe, Irkanda I for solo violin; Ernest Chausson, Poème; Béla Bartók, Violin Concerto No. 2. Composed over the past two centuries, these works display a variety of styles and musical forms. The content of this thesis features detailed information on these works through historical study and musical analysis.
