Polish Violin Duo, Marta Gidaszewska, Robert Łaguniak - Spisak, Bacewicz, Weinberg, Paciorkiewicz / Polish Violin Duo (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Suite for Two Violins: I. Allegro
02. Suite for Two Violins: II. Andante
03. Suite for Two Violins: III. Vivo
04. Suite for Two Violins: IV. Tempo di menuetto
05. Suite for Two Violins: V. Allegro
06. Suite for Two Violins: VI. Andante. Fughetta
07. Suite for Two Violins: VII. Allegro
08. Sonatina for Two Violins: I. Allegro con spirito
09. Sonatina for Two Violins: II. Andante
10. Sonatina for Two Violins: III. Presto
11. Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins: I. Prelude. Allegretto
12. Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins: II. Krakowiak No. 1. Allegro con brio
13. Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins: III. Nocturne. Lento non troppo
14. Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins: IV. Kujawiak. Largo
15. Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins: V. Krakowiak No. 2. Allegro non troppo
16. Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins: VI. Grotesque March. Allegro
17. Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins: VII. Song. Lento non troppo
18. Suite for Two Violins: I. Allegro
19. Suite for Two Violins: II. Tranquillo
20. Suite for Two Violins: III. Largo
21. Suite for Two Violins: IV. Adagio
22. Suite for Two Violins: V. Scherzando. Vivo
23. Suite for Two Violins: VI. Andante (Recitativo)
24. Suite for Two Violins: VII. Finale. Allegro energico
25. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 69: I. Allegro molto
26. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 69: II. Adagio
27. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 69: III. Allegro

This new release from DUX presents 20th century works for violin duo by Polish composers, performed here by Polish violinists Marta Gidaszewska and Robert Laguniak. Among the composers whose works we can hear on the album, Grazyna Bacewicz occupies a prominent place. Both her Suite for Two Violins (1943) and Easy Duets on Folk Themes for Two Violins (1945), meant for didactic purposes, charm with Bacewicz's typical precision and clarity of structure and interesting melodies. The Sonatina for Two Violins by Tadeusz Paciorkiewicz also refers to Neoclassicism, although the harmony of the piece is more complex, and its expressive values differ from the subdued emotions typical of that era. The next composition, Michal Spisak's Suite for Two Violins, also deviates from the Neoclassical model; despite its declarative title, it is a mysterious work with the narrative element in the dominant role. The last piece presented, Sonata for Two Violins, is a work by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, a Polish composer of Jewish origin whose music is currently being discovered after years of neglect.

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