Karr-Yang Duo - Mendelssohn: Sonatas from Childhood, Adolescence & Adulthood (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata in D Major (Incomplete)
02. Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 7: I. Allegro
03. Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 7: II. Andante
04. Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 7: III. Presto
05. Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12: I. Adagio-Allegro moderato
06. Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12: II. Poco adagio
07. Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12: III. Allegro agitato
08. Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 26: I. Allegro vivace
09. Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 26: II. Adagio
10. Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 26: III. Assai vivace

Fresh interpretation and technical brilliance imbue "Mendelssohn: Sonatas from Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood," the first period instrument recording of this repertoire. This debut recording by the New York City based Karr-Yang Duo features three relatively unknown Mendelssohn Piano and Violin Sonatas, including the duo's own version of the unfinished 1838 F major sonata, and the stunning albeit incomplete Fragment in D. As a whole, the works tell the story of Mendelssohn's development as a composer, spanning his artistic life beginning at the age of 11, through the teenage years, and into his mature period. In this recording, the sumptuous tone and refinement of a fully restored Conrad gRaf piano from 1825 converses in equal partnership with the warm, resonant sonority of the violin's gut strings and historical set-up, revealing Mendelssohn's full-blooded, lyrical, and colorful music at its fullest realization. The Karr-Yang duo bridges the divide between musicological research and communicative performance, and presents an album which will appeal to the period instrument aficionado as well as the Mendelssohn lover.

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