Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Five Melodies

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Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Five MelodiesOpis:Product Description 'One of the biggest joys of the London concert scene in recent years has been the opening up of the musical world of Alina Ibragimova, a world that seems to know no bounds here she was partnered by Steven Osbornea meeting of minds and talents that had that paradoxical effect, common to the best collaborations, of two strongly contrasted individuals speaking with one voice. The First Sonata really let fly quiet but powerfully sustained in the slow music, a fount of uncorked energy in the more frequent fast sections, Ibragimova dug deep into Prokofiev's aching heart, profiling the jagged motifs of the brusco second movement as vividly as she tore into the syncopated rhythms of the battling finaleevery phrase stamped with conviction and gravitas' Financial TimesHyperion is delighted to present a collaborationan extraordinary force on the concert platformin its first appearance on record. Alina Ibragimova and Steven Osborne are musicians of searing, uncompromising intelligence and intense feeling. In his works for the violin, Prokofiev produced some of his most personal and expressive music. Both of his Violin Sonatas were written for David Oistrakh. The First was begun against the backdrop of Stalin's Great Terror, in 1938 and one senses that he drew his inspiration from the uncharacteristically dark wells of fear, despair and bereavement which were the lot of Prokofiev and his contemporaries. The Violin Sonata No 2 in D major is of a very different character generally sunny and carefree, though still with occasional fleeting shadows from the dark world of the First Sonata. In its original form it was a Flute Sonata, Op 94, which Prokofiev had completed in 1943. At David Oistrakh's suggestion and with his assistance, Prokofiev transcribed this Sonata to create the Second Violin Sonata, Op 94bis.

Review Although they have not been regular duo partners so far, the strength of this disc should mean we see a lot more of Alina Ibragimova and Steven Osborne together in the future. It features Prokofiev's dark and brooding F minor Violin Sonata No.1 and the much more playful and light-hearted D major No.2, along with the Five Melodies. Interestingly, only the first of these works was conceived as a violin sonata, and it had a long and tortuous gestation period, begun before the Second World War but not completed until 1946. The Second Violin Sonata is an idiomatic transcription of an earlier flute sonata, while the Melodies began life as Five Songs Without Words. Nevertheless, the writing for the instrument is extremely effective, though the first sonata does stand out as the most significant work. Daniel Jaffé's short but pithy liner notes inform us that Prokofiev required a particular violin figuration in the first sonata to sound like the wind in a graveyard . Ibragimova achieves a whisper-thin tone, the bow hardly touching the strings, yet each tiny note is distinct, precise even. It is just one example of a rich and incredibly subtle variety of sounds the violinist has set down here. ***** --Sinfini Music, 2/7/14It's a magficent performance. Care (is) taken over detailed observation of phrasing, rhythm and dynamics-all beautifully managed by Ibragimova and Osborne.

This Prokofiev disc is a triumphant achievement, recommended without reservation. IRR OUTSTANDING --IRR, July/Aug '14Prokofiev's two violin sonatas make a stark juxtaposition. The F minor is a big-boned, dark-hued expression of feeling that can be taken as mourning for the depredations of Soviet terror; the D major is one of those seraphically contented neoclassical excursions that adorn mid-20th-century music. They are played here with an intense-feeling virtuosity, Ibragimova equally magnificent in restraint as when executing those 'graveyard' scales slipping in during the F minor and when belting out, say, the second movement of that work, as strongly contrasted with its predecessor as the whole sonata is with its successor. -Autor:Alina IbragimovaNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Data wydania: 2014Waga: 0.18 gramWysokość: 0.6 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.6 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.