Laurence Kayaleh, Paul Stewart - Medtner: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1-2 (2008)
BAND/ARTIST: Laurence Kayaleh, Paul Stewart
- Title: Medtner: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1-2
- Year Of Release: 2008
- Label: Naxos
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 02:22:53
- Total Size: 277 / 381 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
Medtner: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1
01. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": I. Introduzione: Andante Meditamente -
02. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": I. Allegro
03. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": II. Scherzo: Allegro molto Vivace e Laggiero
04. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": III. Andante con Moto
05. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": IV. Finale: Allegro Molto
06. 3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: Nocturne No. 1 in D Minor
07. 3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: Nocturne No. 2 in G Minor
08. 3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: Nocturne No. 3 in C Minor
09. 2 Fairy Tales, Op. 20: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. J. Heifetz for Violin and Piano)
If the piano works of Nikolay Medtner are finally achieving the recognition they merit, the same cannot yet be said for his compositions for violin and piano. This first of two discs of Medtner’s five violin and piano works opens with his last and greatest work for these instruments, Sonata No. 3, ‘Epica’, completed in 1938. Unashamedly Romantic and distinctly Russian with its frequent allusions to folk-dances and Orthodox liturgical chants, the Sonata reflects both Medtner’s recent conversion to the Orthodox faith and his bitter acceptance of permanent exile from his homeland. This bleak and mournful work includes an Andante of heartbreaking beauty. The sombre yet impassioned Three Nocturnes were inspired by Goethe, one of the composer’s favourite poets.
Medtner: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 2
01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21: I. Canzona: Canterellando. Con Fluidezza
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21: II. Danza: Allegro Scherzando
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21: III. Ditirambo: Festivamente
04. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Canzona No. 1 in C Major
05. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Dance No. 1 in C Major
06. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Canzona No. 2 in B Minor
07. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Dance No. 2 in B Minor
08. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Introduzione: Maestoso (Poco Quasi Cadenza)
09. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Appassionato
10. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Cadenza I: Tranquillo Cantabile
11. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Theme and Variations: Theme: Andante Con Moto
12. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 1: Tranquillo Cantabile, Ma Con Moto
13. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 2: L'istesso Tempo Ma Poco Piu' Tranquillo
14. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 3: Allegretto Tranquillo, Grazioso
15. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 4: Allegro Molto Ritmico
16. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 5: Allegro Molto
17. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 6: Allegro Risoluto
18. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Cadenza II: Tranquillo Cantabile
19. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Finale: Rondo: Allegro Risoluto
Distinctly Russian, unabashedly Romantic and full-bodied, yet intellectually devised and highly disciplined, Medtner’s compositions for violin and piano encompass music of rare beauty and power, gratifying for both performer and audience. Violin Sonata No. 1, one of his best-known works, was inspired by the myth of Dionysus (or Bacchus), god of wine and intoxication. Known as the “Spring Sonata”, Medtner’s epically-proportioned Violin Sonata No. 2 is a work of exile with distinct memories of springtime in Russia in its late romantic textures. The first volume of this series is released on 8.570298.
Medtner: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 1
01. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": I. Introduzione: Andante Meditamente -
02. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": I. Allegro
03. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": II. Scherzo: Allegro molto Vivace e Laggiero
04. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": III. Andante con Moto
05. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57, "Epica": IV. Finale: Allegro Molto
06. 3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: Nocturne No. 1 in D Minor
07. 3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: Nocturne No. 2 in G Minor
08. 3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: Nocturne No. 3 in C Minor
09. 2 Fairy Tales, Op. 20: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. J. Heifetz for Violin and Piano)
If the piano works of Nikolay Medtner are finally achieving the recognition they merit, the same cannot yet be said for his compositions for violin and piano. This first of two discs of Medtner’s five violin and piano works opens with his last and greatest work for these instruments, Sonata No. 3, ‘Epica’, completed in 1938. Unashamedly Romantic and distinctly Russian with its frequent allusions to folk-dances and Orthodox liturgical chants, the Sonata reflects both Medtner’s recent conversion to the Orthodox faith and his bitter acceptance of permanent exile from his homeland. This bleak and mournful work includes an Andante of heartbreaking beauty. The sombre yet impassioned Three Nocturnes were inspired by Goethe, one of the composer’s favourite poets.
Medtner: Complete Works for Violin and Piano, Vol. 2
01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21: I. Canzona: Canterellando. Con Fluidezza
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21: II. Danza: Allegro Scherzando
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 21: III. Ditirambo: Festivamente
04. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Canzona No. 1 in C Major
05. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Dance No. 1 in C Major
06. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Canzona No. 2 in B Minor
07. 2 Canzonas and Dances, Op. 43: Dance No. 2 in B Minor
08. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Introduzione: Maestoso (Poco Quasi Cadenza)
09. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Allegro Appassionato
10. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: I. Cadenza I: Tranquillo Cantabile
11. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Theme and Variations: Theme: Andante Con Moto
12. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 1: Tranquillo Cantabile, Ma Con Moto
13. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 2: L'istesso Tempo Ma Poco Piu' Tranquillo
14. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 3: Allegretto Tranquillo, Grazioso
15. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 4: Allegro Molto Ritmico
16. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 5: Allegro Molto
17. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Variation 6: Allegro Risoluto
18. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Cadenza II: Tranquillo Cantabile
19. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: III. Finale: Rondo: Allegro Risoluto
Distinctly Russian, unabashedly Romantic and full-bodied, yet intellectually devised and highly disciplined, Medtner’s compositions for violin and piano encompass music of rare beauty and power, gratifying for both performer and audience. Violin Sonata No. 1, one of his best-known works, was inspired by the myth of Dionysus (or Bacchus), god of wine and intoxication. Known as the “Spring Sonata”, Medtner’s epically-proportioned Violin Sonata No. 2 is a work of exile with distinct memories of springtime in Russia in its late romantic textures. The first volume of this series is released on 8.570298.
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