Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Performer: Viktoria Mullova, Tedi Papavrami
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Paavo Järvi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Onyx
Release: 2015
Size: 517 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
01. I. Allegro moderato
02. II. Andante assai
03. III. Allegro, ben marcato
Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56
04. I. Andante cantabile
05. II. Allegro
06. III. Commodo
07. IV. Allegro con brio
Sonata in D major for solo violin, Op. 115
08. I. Moderato
09. II. Andante dolce
10. III. Con brio
Viktoria Mullova’s new ONYX album is an all Prokofiev affair recorded live, with the lyrical 2nd violin concerto joined with the solo violin sonata and the sonata for two violins. Robert Soetens premiered the Duo Sonata in Paris in December 1932, partnered by Samuel Dushkin, for whom Stravinsky had recently composed a Violin Concerto. Knowing of Prokofiev’s rivalry with Stravinsky, Soetens persuaded Prokofiev to write him a concerto. Composed in 1935 just before Prokofiev resettled in Soviet Russia, the Second Violin Concerto includes in its central movement one of his most celebrated long-arching melodies. The Solo Sonata was an official commission towards the end of Prokofiev’s life.
Originally intended for an ensemble of talented child violinists, Prokofiev so wrote the work that it could equally be played by a soloist. Paavo Jarvi and Viktoria Mullova have been close musical collaborators for many years.