Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917280722
Catalog number: CC 72807
Releasedate: 07-02-20
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917280722
Releasedate: 07-02-20
- Two leading violinists of the younger generation get together for a thrilling disc of rare two violins repertoire
- Composed in a span of time of just 42 years, these three works display three very different atmospheres and worlds
- Composed in a span of time of just 42 years, these three works display three very different atmospheres and worlds
The setting of this album - two violins without accompaniment - is no ordinary combination, and the repertoire, though encompassing several style periods from the Baroque to the 21st century, is much smaller than that of a more standard duo such as violin and piano.
When choosing a program for this CD, we were adamant to present works which, rather than using virtuosic violin display as a means to an end, are masterworks in their own right, where the virtuosity of writing is a simple tool used to create breathtaking landscapes and thrilling stories. Three different countries and three different universes, though all three composed within less than half a century - the Sonatas for Two Violins by Serguei Prokofiev, Henryk Górecki and Eugène Ysaÿe show with their incredible variety how exciting a violin duo can be.
When choosing a program for this CD, we were adamant to present works which, rather than using virtuosic violin display as a means to an end, are masterworks in their own right, where the virtuosity of writing is a simple tool used to create breathtaking landscapes and thrilling stories. Three different countries and three different universes, though all three composed within less than half a century - the Sonatas for Two Violins by Serguei Prokofiev, Henryk Górecki and Eugène Ysaÿe show with their incredible variety how exciting a violin duo can be.
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1Sonata for Two Violins Op. 56Andante cantabile02:49
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2Sonata for Two Violins Op. 56Allegro02:59
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3Sonata for Two Violins Op. 56Commodo (quasi allegretto)03:59
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4Sonata for Two Violins Op. 56Allegro con brio05:28
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5Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10Allegro molto08:14
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6Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10Adagio sostenuto03:53
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7Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10Andante con moto04:07
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8Sonata for Two ViolinsPoco Lento, maestoso - Allegro fermo11:46
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9Sonata for Two ViolinsAllegretto poco lento08:13
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10Sonata for Two ViolinsFinale. Allegro vivo e con fuoco12:28