Alexandra Soumm & David Kadouch - Grieg: The Violin Sonatas, Op. 8, Op. 13 & Op. 45 (2010) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro con brio
02. Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, Op. 8: II. Allegretto quasi andantino-Più vivo-Tempo I
03. Sonata for Violin and Piano in F Major, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace
04. Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 13: I. Lento doloroso-Allegro vivace
05. Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 13: II. Allegretto tranquillo
06. Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 13: III. Allegro animato
07. Sonata for Violin and Piano in C Minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro molto ed appassionato
08. Sonata for Violin and Piano in C Minor, Op. 45: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza-Allegro molto-Tempo I
09. Sonata for Violin and Piano in C Minor, Op. 45: III. Allegro animato



Alexandra Soumm’s career has since taken off like a rocket. The young French violinist is back again with the most intimate of repertoires: Edvard Grieg’s three Sonatas; which she interprets with great finesse and confidence together with her kinsman David Kadouch. Three jewels; three stepping stones in the creative life of the Norwegian composer; who described them as a “trilogy” at the end of his life.

Indeed; Grieg himself gave a recital of them in Copenhagen in 1900 with violinist Wilma Neruda; thus reliving three periods of his life. He then remarked: “In the first; I was naive but full of ideas; in the second; I became a “nationalist”. In the third; I think I reached the essence of things”. But what strikes us; first and foremost today; is the resemblance between them; says Etienne Barilier in the presentation booklet. “From one to the other; virtually no time seems to have elapsed. These works are as similar as three sisters; united in the joy of singing: they all three exude a delicate; striking melodic perfume; which has not evaporated despite the years”.

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