Gran Duo Italiano, Tortorelli Mauro & Meluso Angela - Ševčík: 7 Bohemian Dances, Op. 10, Auer: Hungarian Rhapsody, Reverie (2021)
BAND/ARTIST: Gran Duo Italiano, Tortorelli Mauro, Meluso Angela
- Title: Ševčík: 7 Bohemian Dances, Op. 10, Auer: Hungarian Rhapsody, Reverie
- Year Of Release: 2021
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless
- Total Time: 01:02:23
- Total Size: 311 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Rhapsodie hongroise, Op. 5: I. Adagio-Più lento-Più mosso-Allegro vivace-Tempo I
02. Rêverie in G Major, Op. 3
03. Tarantelle de concert in G Minor, Op. 2
04. Rêverie No. 2 in E-Flat Major
05. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): I. Holka modrooká (The girl with Blue Eyes) in E Major
06. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): II. Když jsem k vám chodíval (When I would come to you) in G Major
07. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): III.-in F-Sharp Minor
08. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): IV. Fantasie in G Major
09. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): V. Bretislav in E Minor
10. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): VI. Furiant in G Major
11. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): VII. Andulko, mé díte (Andulka, my girl) Op. 10a in G Major
With this recording the Gran Duo Italiano showcases one of the pillars of modern violin performance that receives little if any attention today: the great composer–teacher–violinists active at the turn of the 20th century and the violin ‘schools’ that emanated from their exemplary violin techniques and interpretive practice. Such musicians, even before establishing themselves as master teachers, were both talented solo performers and members of leading chamber ensembles. Two violinists from this period who stand above the rest are Leopold Auer (1845–1930) and Otakar Ševčiìk (1852–1934). This project investigates and rediscovers concert compositions written by these virtuosos.
The common thread in their writing is a vibrant romanticism, dominated, of course, by their own instrument, the violin. The form and harmony pursued in these compositions sought to highlight the violin’s bel canto attributes and draw on the performer’s full range of technical skills.
Auer’s limited oeuvre reveals an impressive talent for composition. His Rhapsodie hongroise Op.5 was dedicated to Pablo de Sarasate, and its relatively free structure affords soloists the opportunity to display their full technical prowess with both the left hand and the bow in writing clearly inspired by Paganini featuring flying picchettati, rapid demisemiquaver flourishes, G string passages, chromatic scales in thirds, and harmonics. His Rêverie Op.3 in G is couched in intense lyricism, as is the extremely refined Rêverie No.2 in E flat. His Tarantelle de concert Op.2, in which double-stopped thirds play a starring role, is bright and virtuosic in both the first and final sections, with a contrasting romantic, expressive central part.
Ševčiìk’s Českeì tance e piìsně Op.10, published in 1898, was the final work in his first creative phase, known as his ‘Russian period’ (1875–1892). A native of Bohemia, he was feeling homesick in Russia and wrote these Dances to cheer himself up. The cycle initially comprised six pieces, each displaying virtuosity on a par with Paganini. Later (in 1928) a seventh dance was added and given the opus number 10a.
01. Rhapsodie hongroise, Op. 5: I. Adagio-Più lento-Più mosso-Allegro vivace-Tempo I
02. Rêverie in G Major, Op. 3
03. Tarantelle de concert in G Minor, Op. 2
04. Rêverie No. 2 in E-Flat Major
05. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): I. Holka modrooká (The girl with Blue Eyes) in E Major
06. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): II. Když jsem k vám chodíval (When I would come to you) in G Major
07. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): III.-in F-Sharp Minor
08. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): IV. Fantasie in G Major
09. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): V. Bretislav in E Minor
10. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): VI. Furiant in G Major
11. Ceské tance e písne, Op. 10 (7 Bohemian Dances): VII. Andulko, mé díte (Andulka, my girl) Op. 10a in G Major
With this recording the Gran Duo Italiano showcases one of the pillars of modern violin performance that receives little if any attention today: the great composer–teacher–violinists active at the turn of the 20th century and the violin ‘schools’ that emanated from their exemplary violin techniques and interpretive practice. Such musicians, even before establishing themselves as master teachers, were both talented solo performers and members of leading chamber ensembles. Two violinists from this period who stand above the rest are Leopold Auer (1845–1930) and Otakar Ševčiìk (1852–1934). This project investigates and rediscovers concert compositions written by these virtuosos.
The common thread in their writing is a vibrant romanticism, dominated, of course, by their own instrument, the violin. The form and harmony pursued in these compositions sought to highlight the violin’s bel canto attributes and draw on the performer’s full range of technical skills.
Auer’s limited oeuvre reveals an impressive talent for composition. His Rhapsodie hongroise Op.5 was dedicated to Pablo de Sarasate, and its relatively free structure affords soloists the opportunity to display their full technical prowess with both the left hand and the bow in writing clearly inspired by Paganini featuring flying picchettati, rapid demisemiquaver flourishes, G string passages, chromatic scales in thirds, and harmonics. His Rêverie Op.3 in G is couched in intense lyricism, as is the extremely refined Rêverie No.2 in E flat. His Tarantelle de concert Op.2, in which double-stopped thirds play a starring role, is bright and virtuosic in both the first and final sections, with a contrasting romantic, expressive central part.
Ševčiìk’s Českeì tance e piìsně Op.10, published in 1898, was the final work in his first creative phase, known as his ‘Russian period’ (1875–1892). A native of Bohemia, he was feeling homesick in Russia and wrote these Dances to cheer himself up. The cycle initially comprised six pieces, each displaying virtuosity on a par with Paganini. Later (in 1928) a seventh dance was added and given the opus number 10a.
Year 2021 | Classical | FLAC / APE
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