Composer: Aaron Copland, Francis Poulenc, Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Benjamin Baker, Daniel Lebhardt
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Delphian
Catalogue: DCD34247
Release: 2021
Size: 592 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Copland: Violin Sonata
01. I. Andante semplice
02. II. Lento
03. III. Allegretto giusto
Poulenc: Violin Sonata, FP 119
04. I. Allegro con fuoco
05. II. Intermezzo
06. III. Presto tragico
Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a
07. I. Moderato
08. III. Scherzo
09. III. Andante
10. IV. Allegro con brio
Since winning First Prize at the 2016 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Baker has established a strong presence across the globe, with acclaimed solo, chamber and concerto appearances on five continents. His Delphian recording debut sees him joined by regular duo partner Daniel Lebhardt in a programme of three powerful works which were all begun in 1942.
Each marked in its own way by a world at war, these three sonatas – by Aaron Copland, Francis Poulenc and Sergei Prokofiev – show three of the twentieth century’s most individual and admired composers engaging themes of private loss, political uncertainty and music’s enduring ability both to reflect and to transcend circumstance.