Axel Strauss & Ilya Poletaev - George Enescu: Complete Works for Violin and Piano Vol. 1-2 (2013-2015)

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George Enescu: Complete Works for Violin and Piano Vol. 1
01. Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6: I. Assez mouvemente
02. Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6: II. Tranquillement
03. Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6: III. Vif
04. Violin Sonata in A Minor, "Torso": Violin Sonata in A Minor, "Torso"
05. Impromptu concertant: Impromptu concertant
06. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25, "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": I. Moderato malinconico
07. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25, "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso
08. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25, "Dans le caractère populaire roumain": III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso

Avoiding the showmanship and outward virtuosity often associated with brilliant composer-performers, George Enescu’s Second Violin Sonata marked his true emergence as a composer; violinist Carl Flesch referring to it as one of the most significant in the history of the genre. The Impromtu Concertant is amongst the most raptly expressive of violin ‘test’ pieces, and the Sonata-Torso paved the way towards the harmonic expansion of Enescu’s later work. The most renowned of his works for violin and piano, the Third Violin Sonata explores the essence of Romanian folk-music in an outpouring of sustained emotional power.


George Enescu: Complete Works for Violin and Piano Vol. 2
01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 2: I. Allegro vivo
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 2: II. Quasi adagio
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 2: III. Allegro
04. Ballade, Op. 4a: Ballade, Op. 4a
05. Concerto XI In Do Maggiore: Tarantelle
06. Aubade: Aubade
07. Concerto A Cinquein Si B Maggiore: Hora Unirii
08. Andante malinconico: Andante malinconico
09. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 1, Ménétrier
10. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 2, Vieux mendiant
11. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 3, Ruisselet au fond du jardin
12. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 4, L'oiseau au cage et le coucou au mur
13. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 5, Chanson pour bercer
14. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 6, Grillon
15. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 7, Lune à travers les vitres
16. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 8, Vent dans la cheminée
17. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 9, Tempête au dehors, dans la nuit
18. Impressions d'enfance, Op. 28: No. 10, Lever de soleil


A prodigious talent as a performer, George Enescu was dubbed “the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart” by Pablo Casals. His compositions occupy a special place among the vast repertoire of works for violin and piano. Enescu wrote the spirited First Sonata aged 16, synthesizing the influence of Beethoven and Brahms into a work with rich, symphonic textures and remarkable polyphonic sophistication. The late Andantino malinconico is a haunting musical labyrinth, while the unpublished Tarantella is as close as Enescu came to writing a virtuoso violin morceau. The first of this two volume set can be found on Naxos 8572691.

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