Composer: Lera Auerbach
Performer: Christine Bernsted, Ramez Mhaanna
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574464
Release: 2023
Size: 1.58 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
24 Preludes for Violin and Piano, Op. 46
01. No. 1 in C Major: Adagio mortale
02. No. 2 in A Minor, Andante
03. No. 3 in G Major, Andantino misterioso
04. No. 4 in E Minor, Allegro
05. No. 5 in D Major, Allegro moderato
06. No. 6 in B Minor, Allegro marcato
07. No. 7 in A Major, Allegro moderato
08. No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor, Andante
09. No. 9 in E Major, Allegro
10. No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor, Allegro
11. No. 11 in B Major, Allegretto
12. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor, Adagio
13. No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, Allegro moderato
14. No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, Presto
15. No. 15 in C-Sharp Major, Adagio sognando
16. No. 16 in B-Flat Minor, Misterioso
17. No. 17 in A-Flat Major, Vivo
18. No. 18 in F Minor, Agitato
19. No. 19 in E-Flat Major, Moderato
20. No. 20 in C Minor, Tragico
21. No. 21 in B-Flat Major, Andante
22. No. 22 in G Minor, Moderato serioso
23. No. 23 in F Major, Andante
24. No. 24 in D Minor, Presto
A renaissance artist for our times, Lera Auerbach is internationally renowned as a composer whose exquisitely crafted, emotional, and boldly imaginative music reaches a global audiences. Her 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano is a cycle of compact but ‘meaningful and complete’ works that follows the key scheme of Chopin’s 24 Préludes, while exploring stark contrasts that range from primordial darkness to naïve innocence. Using a highly original tonal language with clear references to classical traditions, this pioneering work fully represents Auerbach’s ability to put music at the service of a broader expression of human need and fallibility.