Performer: Franziska Pietsch
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Audite
Release: 2018
Size: 1.27 GB
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Bartók: Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117
01. I. Tempo di ciaccona
02. II. Fuga. Risoluto, non troppo vivo
03. III. Melodia: Adagio
04. IV. Presto
Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115
05. I. Moderato
06. II. Theme and Variations
07. III. Con brio – Allegro precipitato – Tempo I – Allegro precipitato
Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in A minor, Op. 27 No. 2
08. I. Prelude, “Obsession”: Poco vivace
09. II. Malinconia: Poco Lento
10. III. Sarabande. Lento, “Danse des ombres” (Dance of the shades)
11. IV. Les Furies: Allegro furioso
12. Ysaÿe: Sonata for solo violin in D minor, Op. 27 No. 3 ‘Ballade’
Franziska Pietsch’s recent recording of the Prokofiev Violin Concertos with large-scale orchestra is followed seemingly by the opposite: works for solo violin. What appears, at first sight, to be a contrast is in fact a logical continuation of her extensive discography, even an enhancement: whilst in her previous releases, Pietsch demonstrated her expressive range and intensive approach both as a brilliant soloist and as an eloquent chamber musician, she now faces the greatest possible reduction, namely a solo recital. This limitation demands incredible presence, power and intensity, for which Franziska Pietsch is predestined.
For her solo recital, she has put together an individual choice of compositions which represent significant personal and artistic experiences. Prokofiev, to whose works she feels a particular affinity, is also featured here.
Bartók’s solo Sonata, written for Yehudi Menuhin in 1944, and the six Sonatas op.27 by Ysaÿe are amongst the most prominent twentieth-century compositions for violin. Bach, the great paragon, is present in all these works. From Ysaÿe’s cycle, Pietsch has chosen the particularly striking Sonatas Nos 2 and 3 which are dedicated respectively to the violinists Jacques Thibaud and George Enescu. As an “encore” she plays the solo Sonata op.115 by Sergei Prokofiev which had been intended for ambitions violin students. Transcending its original purpose, however, this compact work is a small stroke of genius.
“in its mix of tenderness, raw emotion and high fidelity this one is rather special” – Gramophone on Prokofiev Violin Concertos