The characteristic, broad, vaulted lyricism of the first concerto on this album, Prokofiev: Violin Concerto, No 2; Sonata for 2 Violins; Violin Sonata No 1, is hauntingly expressed by violinist Janine ...
James Ehnes has recorded so much of the classic violin repertoire that it was odd to think that the music of Prokofiev might have so far passed him by, at least on disc. In fact he did release a CD of ...
Prokofiev's two violin concertos (1917, 1935) manage to be both modern and tuneful, the sharpest writing coming in the devilish Scherzo of the first concerto. The darkest work on this set is the first ...
Robert Schumann's three Violin Sonatas are the epitome of Romanticism -- deeply atmospheric works full of song, but haunted by the ghost of Beethoven and the pull between tradition and innovation, not ...
This is a well-chosen programme which may well appeal to collectors looking for a complement to the two Prokofiev violin sonatas; and the quality of playing and recording make it broadly recommendable ...
In the second week of January, 1887, Antonin Dvorak’s began and completed “Terzetto, Opus 74 For Two Violins and Viola.” Considered to be the most popular piece in the small repertoire for this ...
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