Unlike other late works by Franck, the Violin Sonata of 1886 found a friendly reception among critics and public from the outset. It is dedicated to Eugène Ysaÿe, who was attracting much attention at the time with his flawless violin technique. Ysaÿe was so inspired by the Sonata that he promised “I will play this masterpiece wherever I can find an artistically-minded pianist”. Nothing has changed to the present day regarding the work’s continuing popularity, but it was time to revise Henle’s previous edition to reflect the latest research. In the intervening period it has been shown that Franck was actively involved in reading the proofs for the printed edition, meaning that the first edition, which contains many differences from the autograph, has become the basis for our new one. The markings of the violin part of our edition are by Yehudi Menuhin; Daniel Hope has undertaken the changes required by the revised musical text.
與弗朗克的其他晚期作品不同,1886 年的《小提琴奏鳴曲》自問世以來便廣受評論界和公眾的好評。這首奏鳴曲獻給當時以精湛小提琴技藝而備受矚目的歐仁·伊薩伊。伊薩伊深受這首奏鳴曲的啟發,並承諾「只要能找到一位有藝術修養的鋼琴家,我就會演奏這首傑作」。時至今日,這首作品依然廣受歡迎,但亨勒出版社先前的版本需要根據最新的研究成果進行修訂。在此期間,研究顯示弗朗克曾積極參與校對印刷版的樂譜,這意味著與手稿有許多差異的初版成為了我們新版的基礎。我們新版小提琴部分的標記由耶胡迪·梅紐因完成;丹尼爾·霍普則根據修訂後的樂譜文本進行了必要的修改。