Leonidas Kavakos, Peter Nagy - Stravinsky / Bach (2005)

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Artist: Leonidas Kavakos, Peter Nagy
Title: Stravinsky / Bach
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: ECM New Series
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:14:17
Total Size: 416 Mb
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Tracklist:

1. Stravinsky: Duo Concertant - 1. Cantilène
2. Stravinsky: Duo Concertant - 2. Eglogue I
3. Stravinsky: Duo Concertant - 3. Eglogue II
4. Stravinsky: Duo Concertant - 4. Gigue
5. Stravinsky: Duo Concertant - 5. Dithyrambe
6. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 1a. Allemanda
7. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 1b. Double
8. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 2a. Corrente
9. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 2b. Double
10. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 3a. Sarabande
11. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 3b. Double
12. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 4a. Tempo di Borea
13. J.S. Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in B minor, BWV 1002 - 4b. Double
14. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") - Arr.for violin & piano Igor Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin - 1. Introduzione
15. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") - Arr.for violin & piano Igor Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin - 2. Serenata
16. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") - Arr.for violin & piano Igor Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin - 3. Tarantella
17. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") - Arr.for violin & piano Igor Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin - 4. Gavotta con due variazioni
18. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") - Arr.for violin & piano Igor Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin - 5. Scherzino
19. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne (from "Pulcinella") - Arr.for violin & piano Igor Stravinsky & Samuel Dushkin - 6. Minuetto e finale
20. J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin Solo No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 - 1. Adagio
21. J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin Solo No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 - 2. Fuga (Allegro)
22. J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin Solo No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 - 3. Siciliana
23. J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin Solo No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 - 4. Presto

Performers:
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Peter Nagy, piano

Here's a conundrum: Leonidas Kavakos and Peter Nagy have selected two works each by J.S. Bach and Igor Stravinsky, for what seems a didactic demonstration of both composers' affinity for an objective "musical science"; yet the violinist and pianist deliver these works with so much feeling that their results seem quite subjective, and thereby undermine the presentation. Granted, Bach's music is often extolled as the summit of craft and rationality, and Stravinsky's repudiation of emotional expression in music -- particularly his own -- is famous. However, Bach's Partita No. 1 in B minor and the Sonata No. 1 in G minor need not be treated as dry treatises on compositional technique, regardless of their jewel-like perfection. Similarly, Stravinsky's Duo Concertant and the Suite Italienne need not be regarded as mechanical inventions, his pronouncements notwithstanding. So if Kavakos and Nagy render Bach's works with bravado and pathos, and Stravinsky's with tenderness, humor, and joy -- which in fact they do -- then listeners are none the poorer for it. Thankfully, the original point of pairing these composers is weakened, and the players' sensitivity and eloquence prove that expression is inescapable and absolutely essential to musical art. ECM's sound quality is fine, though a little distant in the highly resonant space.

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