Aleksey Semenenko, Artem Belogurov - Crossroads: American Violin Sonatas (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata No. 2: I. Joyous
02. Violin Sonata No. 2: II. Desolate - Fast, Like Shadows - Subito molto meno mosso
03. Violin Sonata No. 2: III. Brilliant, quasi cadenza - A tempo
04. Oboe Sonata (Version for Violin & Piano): I. Allegro
05. Oboe Sonata (Version for Violin & Piano): II. Sandor's Ballad
06. Oboe Sonata (Version for Violin & Piano): III. Omaggio a Django
07. Oboe Sonata (Version for Violin & Piano): IV. Finale
08. Violin Sonata: I. Introduction & Toccata
09. Violin Sonata: II. Sonnet
10. Violin Sonata: III. Idyll
11. Violin Sonata: IV. Games & Epilogue



In this transatlantic recording, three American composers born during the first half of the last century rub shoulders with two young musicians from Eastern Europe. A member of the BBC New Generation Artists scheme, the violinist Aleksey Semenenko first met the pianist Artem Belogurov at the Stolyarsky Special Music School in Odessa at an early age. Even if their individual careers have taken to different parts of the world, the two still perform together whenever possible, and here they present three sonatas.

Of the composers, the best-known is André Previn who composed his Violin Sonata No. 2 in 2011 for Anne-Sophie Mutter. An improvisatory spirit permeates the work which is in three movements with the markings Joyous, Desolate and Brilliant. Tony Schemmer and Paul Gay are both based in the Boston area and share a background in which jazz and classical genres merge. This is reflected in their Sonatas, composed in the 1980s and here recorded for the first time.

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