Emmanuele Baldini & Luca Delle Donne - Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: I. Sostenuto - Allegro appassionato quasi presto
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: II. Lento senza tempo - A tempo di adagio
03. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: III. Sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo e con spirito
04. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10: I. Appassionato
05. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10: II. Recitativo. Adagio - Sostenuto con amore, semplicemente
06. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: I. Allegro moderato
07. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: II. Andantino con innocenza
08. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: III. Agitato con passione
09. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: IV. Allegro molto con fuoco più allegro del primo tempo



Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s reputation rests largely on his operas, but the instrumental music he composed at the beginning and end of his career deserves a wider currency. The influence of Brahms can be detected in the First and Second Violin Sonatas, though Wolf-Ferrari’s distinctive long-breathed melodies and chromatic flow are clearly present; the dramatic and expressive Second also includes references to Wagner’s Tristan. With its neo-Bachian figuration, passages of intense melancholy and uplifting operatic fantasy, the final Third Sonata is an enigmatic work, and unlike any other in the repertoire.

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