Composer: Sergey Taneyev
Performer: Boris Brovtsyn, Mohamed Hiber, Eldar Nebolsin, Gareth Lubbe, Alexey Stadler, Spectrum Concerts Berlin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574566
Release: 2024
Size: 701 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Sonata for Violin and Piano
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio cantabile
03. III. Minuetto. Allegretto
04. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30
05. I. Introduzione. Adagio mesto – Allegro patetico
06. II. Scherzo. Presto
07. III. Largo
08. IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
Sergey Taneyev’s music was acclaimed by some as a ‘model of pure style and sublime art’, but he was a loner whose supreme mastery of European Classical technique placed him outside the more nationalist trends of the day. The Violin Sonata in A minor is neo-Classical in its reserved and often song-like moods and expressions. It contrasts with the grand scale of the Piano Quintet in G minor in which the virtuoso nature of the piano writing reflects Taneyev’s own prowess, and the brilliant integration of the works’ themes cumulate into an overwhelming conclusion.