Maria Milstein & Mathieu van Bellen
Maria Milstein & Mathieu van Bellen
Sonatas for Two Violins (Compact Disc)
Maria Milstein & Mathieu van Bellen
Challenge Classics / HQ|NORTHSTAR
Catalogue CC72807
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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.
01 Opus 56 I Andantre cantabile
02 Opus 56 II Allegro
03 Opus 56 III Commodo quasi allegretto
04 Opus 56 IV Allegro con brio
05 Opus 10 I Allegro molto
06 Opus 10 II Adagio sostenuto
07 Opus 10 III Andante con moto
08 I Poco Lento Maestoso Allegro fermo
09 II Allegretto poco lento
10 III Allegro vivo e con fuoco
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