Lana Trotovšek, Boris Bizjak, Maria Canyigueral - Prokofiev Milestones, Vol. 1 (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: I. Moderato
02. Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: II. Scherzo
03. Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: III. Andante
04. Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: IV. Allegro con brio
05. Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): I. Andante cantabile
06. Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): II. Allegro
07. Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): III. Commodo quasi allegretto
08. Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (Arr. for Flute & Violin by Boris Bizjak): IV. Allegro con brio
09. Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): I. Introduction
10. Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): II. Juliet
11. Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): III. Dance of the Knights
12. Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): IV. Balcony Scene
13. Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): V. Dance of the Couples
14. Romeo and Juliet Suite (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Lidia Baich & Matthias Fletzberger): VI. Mercutio - Fight - Tybalt's Death
15. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: I. Moderato
16. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: II. Presto
17. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: III. Andante
18. Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis: IV. Allegro con brio

SOMM RECORDINGS announces the first volume of Prokofiev Milestones, featuring three characterful sonatas and a sparkling arrangement of music from Romeo and Juliet performed by violinists Lana Trotovšek and Boris Bizjak (who also doubles on flute) accompanied by Maria Canyigueral on piano. Prokofiev Milestones revealingly turns the focus away from the prolific composer’s famed orchestral works and celebrated ballets to his rich and varied chamber music. First performed in 1943, the Sonata for Flute and Piano (Op.94) is, as Robert Matthew-Walker comments in his notes, “music not of war, but of peace”; a pastoral escape laced with wit and mischief vouchsafed within a pristine neo-classical frame. It is heard again, transformed, in Prokofiev’s own transcription for Violin and Piano (Op.94a). Composed soon after, it lays claim to being “one of the finest 20th-century works in the genre and a genuine masterpiece”. The Sonata for Two Violins (Op.56) is heard in a new arrangement by Boris Bizjak that eloquently makes much of its sentimentality, drama and vitality. A characterful suite drawn from Romeo and Juliet, and arranged for violin and piano by Lidia Baich and Matthias Fletzberger, revels in Shakespeare’s great romance and Prokofiev’s ardent response to it. Maria Canyigueral is making her SOMM Recordings debut. Lana Trotovšek and Boris Bizjak’s previous SOMM release was Hoffmeister’s Magic Flute (SOMMCD 0620) with the Piatti Quartet, of which Gramophone approvingly noted: “the challenge falls firmly on the performers… Bizjak, Trotovšek and their accomplices… meet the music’s technical demands admirably”.

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