Composer: Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
Performer: Emmanuele Baldini, Luca Delle Donne
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2021
Size: 1.27 GB
Recovery: +3%
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1
01. I. Sostenuto – Allegro appassionato quasi presto
02. II. Lento senza tempo – A tempo di adagio
03. III. Sostenuto – Allegro ma non troppo e con spirito
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10
04. I. Appassionato
05. II. Recitativo. Adagio – Sostenuto con amore, semplicemente
Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27
06. I. Allegro moderato
07. II. Andantino con innocenza
08. III. Agitato con passione
09. IV. Allegro molto con fuoco più allegro del primo tempo
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s reputation rests largely on his operas, but the instrumental music he composed at the beginning and end of his career deserves a wider currency. The influence of Brahms can be detected in the First and Second Violin Sonatas, though Wolf-Ferrari’s distinctive long-breathed melodies and chromatic flow are clearly present; the dramatic and expressive Second also includes references to Wagner’s Tristan. With its neo-Bachian figuration, passages of intense melancholy and uplifting operatic fantasy, the final Third Sonata is an enigmatic work, and unlike any other in the repertoire.