Vera Novakova, Maki Belkin - Stravinsky: Oeuvres pour violon et piano (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Suite italienne: I. Introduzione
02. Suite italienne: II. Serenata
03. Suite italienne: IV. Tarantella
04. Pulcinella: Gavotta con due variazioni (Arr. for Piano and Violin)
05. Pulcinella: Scherzino (Arr. for Piano and Violin)
06. Suite italienne: V. Minuetto et finale
07. Duo concertant: Cantilène
08. Duo concertant: Eclogue I
09. Duo concertant: Eclogue II
10. Duo concertant: Gigue
11. Duo concertant: Dithyrambe
12. Divertimento for Violin and Piano after "The Fairy's Kiss": Sinfonia
13. Divertimento for Violin and Piano after "The Fairy's Kiss": Danses suisses
14. Divertimento for Violin and Piano after "The Fairy's Kiss": Scherzo
15. Divertimento for Violin and Piano after "The Fairy's Kiss": Pas de deux. Adagio
16. Divertimento for Violin and Piano after "The Fairy's Kiss": Pas de deux. Variation
17. Divertimento for Violin and Piano after "The Fairy's Kiss": Pas de deux. Coda


The violinist Vera Novakova had already graced the 2008 edition of the Festival du Printemps des Arts with her intelligence and sensitivity. Continuing this happy relationship, her new recording, entirely dedicated to Stravinsky (whose chamber music performers too often neglect) is revelatory. Keeping her bearings in the mosaic of styles Stravinsky works with, she brings an immediate and luminous freshness to music that is meant to be playful, lively and colorful – be it in the Suite italienne and the virtuoso Duo concertant (both 1932) or in the Divertimento (Stravinsky’s own transcription of his 1928 ballet The Fairy’s Kiss). The close rapport between the violinist and her pianist Maki Belkin brings every detail of these scores to light.

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