Fabio Paggioro, Massimiliano Ferrati, Davide Alogna, Costantino Catena, Fabrizio Falasca - Italian Violin Sonatas [7CD] (2024)

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata in D Minor, P. 15: I. Lento - Allegro - Lento - Assai animato
02. Violin Sonata in D Minor, P. 15: II. Adagio
03. Violin Sonata in D Minor, P. 15: III. Scherzo. Allegretto
04. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano, P. 31: I. Berceuse
05. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano, P. 31: II. Melodia
06. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano, P. 31: III. Leggenda
07. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano, P. 31: IV. Valse caressante
08. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano, P. 31: V. Serenata
09. Six Pieces for Violin and Piano, P. 31: VI. Aria
10. Violin Sonata in B Minor, P. 110: I. Moderato
11. Violin Sonata in B Minor, P. 110: II. Andante espressivo
12. Violin Sonata in B Minor, P. 110: III. Allegro moderato ma energico
13. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: I. Sostenuto - Allegro appassionato quasi presto
14. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: II. Lento senza tempo
15. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: III. Sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo e con spirito
16. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10: I. Appassionato
17. Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10: II. Recitativo - Sostenuto con amore, semplicemente
18. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: I. Allegro moderato
19. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: II. Andantino con innocenza
20. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: III. Agitato con passione
21. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: IV. Allegro molto con fuoco piu allegro del primo tempo
22. Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 29: I. Allegro deciso
23. Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 29: II. Molto sostenuto
24. Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 29: III. Allegro molto e deciso
25. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a: I. Langsam
26. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a: II. Presto
27. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a: III. Andante piuttosto grave
28. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 36a: IV. Alla marcia vivace
29. 4 Bagatelles, Op. 28: I. Aus der Zopfzeit
30. 4 Bagatelles, Op. 28: II. Kleiner Mohrentanz
31. 4 Bagatelles, Op. 28: III. Wiener Tanzweise
32. 4 Bagatelles, Op. 28: IV. Kosakenritt
33. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 32: I. Moderato
34. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 32: II. Lento
35. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 32: III. Allegro vivace
36. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 46: I. Allegro moderato
37. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 46: II. Andantino
38. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 46: III. Allegro con fuoco
39. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 67: I. Affettuosamente
40. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 67: II. Allegretto moderato
41. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 67: III. Andante cantabile
42. Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto grazioso
43. Sonata for Violin & Piano: I. Con sofferenza
44. Sonata for Violin & Piano: II. Andante espressivo
45. Sonata for Violin & Piano: III. Deciso
46. Sonata in A Minor: I. Allegro deciso e impetuoso
47. Sonata in A Minor: II. Andante piuttosto lento
48. Sonata in A Minor: III. Vivo e tempestoso
49. Sonata in G Major: I. Allegro moderato
50. Sonata in G Major: II. Andante sostenuto
51. Sonata in G Major: III. Vivo e vigoroso
52. Sonata in G Major: IV. Allegro con brio
53. Violin Sonata, Op. 55: I. Allegro deciso
54. Violin Sonata, Op. 55: II. Andante con moto
55. Violin Sonata, Op. 55: III. Finale
56. Sonata in D Major, dC12: I. Sostenuto, andante, poco sostenuto
57. Sonata in D Major, dC12: II. Lento
58. Sonata in D Major, dC12: III. Vivace
59. Sonata for Violin and Piano: I. Moderato
60. Sonata for Violin and Piano: II. Molto presto
61. Sonata for Violin and Piano: III. Molto lento
62. Sonata for Violin and Piano: IV. Deciso, ma a cadenza
63. Sonata in F Minor: I. Allegro sostenuto
64. Sonata in F Minor: II. Allegretto comodo
65. Sonata in F Minor: III. Largo, ma non troppo
66. Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 44: I. Allegro moderato
67. Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 44: II. Adagio
68. Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 44: III. Allegro con spirit
69. Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 56: I. Prologo
70. Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 56: II. Intermezzo
71. Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op. 56: III. Epilogo

A unique collection of Italian violin sonatas from the 19th and 20th centuries in stylish, native, modern studio recordings.
The chamber-music traditions of France and Italy are being comprehensively explored by Brilliant Classics in boxes dedicated to violin and cello sonatas composed by celebrated and unfamiliar composers. In composing violin sonatas during the 19th and 20th centuries, Italian composers were naturally drawing on an unrivalled heritage of violinistic writing dating back not only to Paganini but to the virtuoso violinists of the Baroque era, such as Corelli and Geminiani.
By the middle of the 19th century, however, the sonata for two instruments had become associated with forms and styles developed in Germany and Austria, especially in the generations after Beethoven. Italian composers sought to balance these influences in their own writing; to demonstrate a fusion of native-Italian cantabile writing for the violin with larger-scale ambitions of form adopted from Germany.
The composers in this set all accomplished such a fusion in their own style. As a phenomenal virtuoso himself, Antonio Bazzini wrote primarily with display in mind, yet his Sonata is elegant constructed along Classical lines.
Ferruccio Busoni had moved to Germany by the time he wrote his pivotal Second Sonata, but the wild spirit of the tarantella still infuses its Scherzo. He and Respighi both drew on Bach and the Baroque era as a source of inspiration for a new spirit of neoclassicism.
Meanwhile other composers such as Wolf-Ferrari and Pilati wrote long-breathed narratives in a Brahmsian vein. Even well into the 20th century, Brahms remained the model for chamber-music composers who rejected modernist fragmentation, such as Sinigaglia and Bartolucci.
The rich chromaticism of César Franck held its own attractions for composers such as Margola who were more open to Wagnerian innovation. A Parisian influence can be felt on several composers such as Esposito and Santoliquido. Finally a knottier approach to harmony in the vein of Bartok’s writing for the violin brings the sonatas by Castenuovo-Tedesco and Riccardo Malipiero up to date with their own times.
All these recordings are drawn from previous Brilliant Classics albums which have been praised for the finesse of their engineering and performances. Compiled in this box, with a new essay by
Peter Quantrill, they tell a vividly engaging story of the evolution of the Italian violin sonata across a century and more.

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