Composer: Lera Auerbach, Dmitri Shostakovich
Performer: Vadim Gluzman, Angela Yoffe
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BIS
Release: 2006
Size: 608 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Op. 134
01. I. Andante
02. II. Allegretto
03. III. Largo – Andante
Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 1 (arr. violin and piano)
04. I. Waltz
05. II. Polka
06. III. Foxtrot
Auerbach: Lonely Suite, Op. 70, “Ballet for a Lonely Violinist”
07. I. Dancing with Oneself: Andante
08. II. Boredom: Moderato
09. III. No Escape: Allegro
10. IV. Imaginary Dialogue: Andantino
11. V. Worrisome Thought: Moderato
12. VI. Question: [ad lib.]
13. Auerbach: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 63, “September 11”
Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe, an impressive well matched husband-and-wife team, give a powerful account of the 1968 Shostakovich Sonata. This performance rises to its demands – extremes of tone and virtuoso intensity – the central Allegretto projecting an atmosphere of glittering ferocity. The Jazz Suite No 1 of 1934… takes us back to a very different Shostakovich: the wit may be sardonic but the mood remains light-hearted and upbeat. The Sonata, Auerbach’s response to the events of 9/11, is on a far grander scale, with big, even melodramatic gestures. It’s a well made piece, imaginatively cast for the two instruments and with some beautiful, inspiring moments…