Composer: Gara Garayev
Performer: Vadim Repin, Murad Huseynov
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0255
Release: 2017
Size: 545 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonata in D minor
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Recitativo: Andante
03. III. Pastorale: Moderato
04. IV. Fantasia: Andante
24 Preludes, Book 1
05. No. 1. Allegro molto
06. No. 2. Andante
07. No. 3. Allegro molto
08. No. 4. Andante cantabile
09. No. 5. Moderato
10. No. 6. Allegro con brio
24 Preludes, Book 2
11. No. 7. Moderato
12. No. 8. Allegro non troppo. Mesto
13. No. 9. Andante tranquillo
14. No. 10. Allegro con fuoco
15. No. 11. Veloce
16. No. 12. Andante lugubre
24 Preludes, Book 3
17. No. 13. Allegro moderato
18. No. 14. Andante mesto
19. No. 15. Allegro giocoso
20. No. 16. Tranquillo rubato
21. No. 17. Andante maestoso
22. No. 18. Andante cantabile
24 Preludes, Book 4
23. No. 19. Andante
24. No. 20. Molto moderato
25. No. 21. Vivace
26. No. 22. Grave
27. No. 23. Allegro
28. No. 24. Andante
Gara Garayev was the leading Azerbaijani composer of the twentieth century. His music fuses the western traditions exemplified by his teacher Shostakovich an the classical and folk heritage of his homeland. The two works recorded here illustrate Garayev’s stylistic range: his Violin Sonata (1960) is Neoclssical in manner, whereas the 24 Preludes (1951-63) combine influences from the Russian piano school (not least Prokofiev) with elements from Azeri modes and the rhythms of Arabic-Persian lyric poetry. This recording introduces the stellar violinist Vadim Repin to the Toccata Classics label. The presentation includes a bonus video of the film Sonates d’automne, shot during the recording of this album.