Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas

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Prokofiev's two sonatas represent opposite sides of his personality. The first is dark, austere, acerbic, often brutal, occasionally lyrical; the second, originally for flute and piano, is sunny, singing, exuberant, humorous. This recording brings him together with kindred spirits: two brilliant young soloists who are frequent chamber-music partners and have a special affinity for his music. Bell's extraordinarily beautiful, radiant tone is intense, expressive, warm--never lush or sweet, with a flexible, focused vibrato; its infinite variety of color and inflection lets him change mood, character, and expression on a single note, from dreamy, mysterious, exciting, ominous, or aggressive to tender, serene, inward, even ecstatic. In the first sonata, the long runs are crystal-clear as well as spooky; in the second, the rhythms and cross-rhythms seem etched with a fine point, and the soaring melodies shimmer and glow. The Five Melodies, originally for wordless voice and piano, are predominantly singing and lyrical, with a charming, humorous scherzo. Mustonen is a superb pianist and partner, but in the percussive sections of the first sonata the violin is sometimes outmatched. --Edith Eisler

Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas, Music, Sergey Prokofiev, Olli Mustonen, Joshua Bell, Chamber, Classical, Classical Music, Violin with Keyboard

Average customer rating: A MUST for serious flutists excellent CD Don't be fooled by Gaudy Galway: This CD isn't bad.

James Galway ~ Flute Sonatas - Franck · Prokofiev · Reinecke / with M. Argerich · P. Moll Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reinecke, Carl | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Reinecke, Carl | Composers | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Flute Master Pieces Music For My Friends Bach: Flute Sonatas Emmanuel Pahud - Paris Les Nouveaux Musiciens ASIN: B000003FGA Release Date: 1997-04-15

Tracks:

1. Sonata In A Major: Allegretto ben marcato
2. Sonata In A Major: Allegro
3. Sonata In A Major: Recitativo fantasia
4. Sonata In A Major: Allegretto con brio
5. Sonata In D Major: Andantino
6. Sonata In D Major: Allegro
7. Sonata In D Major: Andante
8. Sonata In D Major: Allegro con brio
9. Sonata, Op. 167 ('Undine'): Allegro
10. Sonata, Op. 167 ('Undine'): Intermezzo
11. Sonata, Op. 167 ('Undine'): Andante tranquillo
12. Sonata, Op. 167 ('Undine'): Fianle

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Customer Reviews:

A MUST for serious flutists.......2006-01-30

excellent CD.......2000-02-23

Don't be fooled by Gaudy Galway: This CD isn't bad........1999-08-27

Average customer rating: excellent overview of contemporaneous classic music For the price you can't lose

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Tracks:

1. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune - Alexander Rahbari
2. Walzer - Peter Hill
3. I. Andante-Scherzo - Rebecca Hirsch
4. Sehr Ruhig Und Zart - Ulster Orchestra
5. Lebhaft Und Zart Bewegt - Ulster Orchestra
6. Sehr Langsam Und Ausserst Zart - Ulster Orchestra
7. Fliessend, Ausserst Zart - Ulster Orchestra
8. Sehr Fliessend - Ulster Orchestra
9. Forlane: Allegretto - Klara Kormendi
10. First Tableau: The Shrove-Tide Fair - Philharmonia Orchestra
11. The Mountebank - Philharmonia Orchestra
12. Vivo - Bournemouth Sinfonietta
13. III. Moderato Pesante - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
14. Hymn To St. Cecilia - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
15. IV. Allegretto - Ondrej Lenard
16. Introduzione: Andante Non Troppo-Allegro Vivace - Alexander Rahbari

Tracks:

1. Romance - Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice)
2. II. Allegro - Ladislav Slovak
3. III. Allegro Agitato - Stephen Gunzenhauser
4. Main Theme From Schindler's List - Paul Bateman
5. The Unanswered Question - Northern Sinfonia
6. Second Electonic Interpolation (Conclusion) - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
7. Third Electronic Interpolation (Beginning) - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
8. I. Liturgie De Cristal - Amici Ensemble
9. IV. Commentaire - Idil Biret
10. Warming Up, Leading To Model 1, Bass - Gregory Rose
11. 'Gott Nochmal' Sun God - Gregory Rose
12. 'Vishnu' God Of Storms - Gregory Rose
13. God Of The Earth - Gregory Rose
14. First Interlude - Boris Berman
15. I. - Roger Heaton
16. Short Ride In A Fast Machine - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
17. The Lord's Prayer - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
18. II. Lento E Largo-Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz
19. Lullaby - Philharmonia Orchestra
20. Vision Of The Hunt I - Philharmonia Orchestra
21. Voice For Solo Flute - Robert Aitken

Customer Reviews:

excellent overview of contemporaneous classic music.......2007-03-22

For the price you can't lose.......2007-02-21

Average customer rating: Kremer + Beethoven = YUM excellent value and performances

Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms: Violin Sonatas Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Busoni | Busoni, Ferruccio | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Janácek, Leos | ( J ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Messiaen | Messiaen, Olivier | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Kremer, Gidon | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Schubert: 8 Symphonies Complete Violin Works / Octet Concerto Grossi 1-5 (Dig) Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings Plays Schubert ASIN: B0000B09Z3 Release Date: 2004-03-09

Customer Reviews:

Kremer + Beethoven = YUM.......2007-06-21

excellent value and performances.......2005-02-18

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20th Century Flute Sonatas Manufacturer: Eclectra Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000IGPA Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Son in D, Op.94: Moderato
2. Son in D, Op.94: Allegretto Scherzando
3. Son in D, Op.94: Andante
4. Son in D, Op.94: Allegro Con Brio
5. Son: Heiter Bewegt
6. Son: Sehr Langsam
7. Son: Sehr Lekhaft
8. Sonatine: Allegretto Grazioso
9. Sonatine: Andantino Sognando
10. Sonatine: Allegro Giocoso Quasi Fandango
11. Son: Allegro Malinconico
12. Son: Cantilena
13. Son: Presto Giocoso

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Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas 1 & 2 Serge Prokofiev , Shlomo Mintz , and Yefim Bronfman Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon / Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Prokofiev: String Quartets 1 & 2; Quintet ASIN: B00000E3ZZ Release Date: 1990-10-25

Average customer rating: What can i say? Kaler, solo: II! Great

Ilya Kaler: Violin Manufacturer: Ongaku ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Hindemith | Hindemith, Paul | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonatas Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1 Glazunov: Violin Concerto; Dvorák: Violin Concerto; Romance, Op. 11 Brahms: Violin Sonatas Paganini: Violin Concertos No. 1, Op. 6 & No. 2, Op. 7 ASIN: B000001Z2G Release Date: 1995-10-31

Tracks:

1. Son, Op. 27 No.2: 1. Obsession
2. Son, Op. 27 No.2: 2. Malinconia
3. Son, Op. 27 No.2: 3. Danse Des Ombres
4. Son, Op. 27 No.2: 4. Les Furies
5. Son, Op. 31 No.1: 1. Segr Lebhafte Achtel
6. Son, Op. 31 No.1: 2. Sehr Langsame Viertel
7. Son, Op. 31 No.1: 3. Sehr Lebhafte Viertel
8. Son, Op. 31 No.1: 4. Intermezzo, Lied: Ruhig Bewegte Achte
9. Son, Op. 31 No.1: 5. Prestissimo
10. Son, Op. 31 No.2: 1. Leicht Bewegte Viertel
11. Son, Op. 31 No.2: 2. Ruhig Bewegte Achtel
12. Son, Op. 31 No.2: 3. Gemachliche Viertel
13. Son, Op. 31 No.2: 4. Funf Variationen Uber Das Lied
14. Son, Op. 115: 1. Moderato
15. Son, Op. 115: 2. Theme and Vars
16. Son, Op. 115: 3. Con Brio
17. Son No.5, Op. 32. No. 1: 1. Allegro Espressivo
18. Son No.5, Op. 32. No. 1: 2. Allegro
19. Partita : 1. Prld
20. Partita : 2. Scherzo
21. Partita : 3. Grave
22. Partita : 4. Toccata
23. Partita : 5. Postlude

Customer Reviews:

What can i say?.......2006-07-10

Kaler, solo: II!.......2000-06-23

Although a solo violin program is not material for wide audiences, this champion of all major violin competitions was able to put together some of the best modern representatives of this genre, with a rarely matched interpretation. Highly recommended!

Great.......2000-03-27

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Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Stern, Isaac | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Bartók: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Webern: 4 Pieces, Op. 7 Hindemith, Copland: Violin Sonatas; Bloch: Violin Sonata; Baal shem Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Violin Sonata No. 2 ASIN: B000002A8Z Release Date: 1996-04-09

Tracks:

1. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1 In F Minor, Op.80: I. Andante assai
2. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1 In F Minor, Op.80: II. Allegro brusco
3. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1 In F Minor, Op.80: III. Andante
4. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.1 In F Minor, Op.80: IV. Allegrissimo
5. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.2 In D Major, Op.94bis: I. Moderato
6. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.2 In D Major, Op.94bis: II. Scherzo. Presto
7. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.2 In D Major, Op.94bis: III. Andante
8. Sonata For Violin And Piano No.2 In D Major, Op.94bis: IV. Allegro con brio

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Prokofiev: Violin Concertos & Sonatas; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Bell, Joshua | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Chausson: Concert; Ravel: Piano Trio; Fauré, Debussy, Franck: Violin Sonatas Voice of the Violin Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3; Chausson: Poème Tchaikovsky, Wienawski, Brahms, Schumann: Violin Concertos Bruch, Mendelssohn, Mozart: Violin Concertos ASIN: B0007XZUFU Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

1. I. Andante Assai
2. II. Allegro Brusco
3. III. Andante
4. IV. Allegrissimo
5. I. Andante
6. II. Lento, Ma Non Troppo
7. III. Animato, Ma Non Allegro
8. IV. Allegretto Leggero E Scherzando
9. V. Andante Non Troppo
10. I. Moderato
11. II. Presto
12. III. Andante
13. IV. Allegro Con Brio

Tracks:

1. I. Andantino
2. II. Scherzo: Vivacissimo
3. III. Moderato
4. I. Allegro Moderato
5. II. Andante Assai
6. III. Allegro Ben Marcato
7. I. Andante-Moderato
8. II. Allegro Non Troppo
9. III. Largo
10. IV. Allegretto

Average customer rating: Technically proficient I can see some of John Grabowski's views IRONY AND STEEL Too much technique, against the music's grain Chamber music at its best

Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas / 5 Melodies - Gidon Kremer / Martha Argerich Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Kremer, Gidon | ( K ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Charlotte's Web (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B000001GFD Release Date: 1993-02-16

Tracks:

1. Son. No.1 Fmin Op 80 - Andante Assai
2. Allegro Brusco
3. Andante
4. Allegrissimo - Andante Assai, Come Prima
5. 5 Melodies Op.35bis - Andante
6. Lento, Ma Non Troppo
7. Animato, Ma Non Allegro
8. Allegretto Leggero E Scherzando
9. Andante Non Troppo
10. Son. No.2 Dmaj. Op.46a - Moderato
11. Scherzo, Presto
12. Andante
13. Allegro Con Brio

Customer Reviews:

Technically proficient.......2006-10-12

I can see some of John Grabowski's views.......2006-09-15

IRONY AND STEEL.......2005-11-10

Too much technique, against the music's grain.......2002-09-26

The first movement of the Second Sonata, for example, begins with a very simple songlike, almost "naive" line. Kremer does different fussy things with the articulation with every phrase, yet as a whole the phrases never add up, to my ears. It's as though he's heeping too much melodrama and poetry on a very simple, charming opening, so that when we return to the theme later, after the second theme is introduced, where the first theme *is* supposed to be grander, the contrast isn't there. Or take the third movement of the same sonata. Here the B theme is so saddled with technique it doesn't seem like a release. This theme has a salon-like, even "jazzy," quality. It has a deliciously improvisatory feel. If you can imagine Prokofiev after hours chillin,' this be it. ;-) Kremer and Argerich play it with such drama the contrast to the other movements is lost.

At least I'm not alone in my dissatisfaction. No one less than Sviatoslav Richter, said of Argerich and Kremer in these works: "I didn't like this at all. But it's hardly surprising, as these people go out on stage and play without any rehearsal; what can they expect? It's nothing less than scandalous (especially the violin). I can't begin to understand how people can adopt this approach to art." (Richter, Notebooks and Conversations, p 341 hardcover.)

Compare these performances to the likes of Richter/Oistrakh, or Oborin/Oistrakh, and you realize the latter is about the music, the former about violin technique. Everyone today seems so intent to show s/he has stunning control over their instrument. Yes, fine, but show me a revelation with phrasing, rhythm, or overall architecture and I will be far more impressed. These recordings are not essential, despiute a few fine moments here and there (the scherzo of No. 1 is particularly dramamtic.)

Chamber music at its best.......2001-07-03

Average customer rating: Perlman and Ashkenazy are perfect together

Sergei Prokofiev:Sonatas for Violin/Concerto No. 2 Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Perlman, Itzhak | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003FDO Release Date: 1994-05-10

Tracks:

1. Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 In F Minor: Andante Assai
2. Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 In F Minor: Allegro Brusco
3. Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 In F Minor: Andante
4. Sonata No. 1, Op. 80 In F Minor: Allegrissimo
5. Sonata No. 2, Op. 94bis In D: Moderato
6. Sonata No. 2, Op. 94bis In D: Scherzo: Presto
7. Sonata No. 2, Op. 94bis In D: Andante
8. Sonata No. 2, Op. 94bis In D: Allegro Con Brio
9. Concerto No. 2, Op. 63 In G Minor: Allegro Moderato
10. Concerto No. 2, Op. 63 In G Minor: Andante Assai
11. Concerto No. 2, Op. 63 In G Minor: Allegro, Ben Marcato

Customer Reviews:

Perlman and Ashkenazy are perfect together.......2001-12-19

Music Review:

1. Purcell: The Indian Queen
2. Ragtime
3. Rara [Original recording remastered]
4. Rossini - La Pietra del Paragone / Barbacini · Scaltriti · Nocentini · Desderi
5. Russian Mystic [Import]
6. Schubert: Die Winterreise / Lehmann, Ulanowsky
7. Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben
8. Secular Music from Christian and Jewish Spain
9. Shostakovich: Quintet Op57; String Quartet No 2 Op68
10. Shostakovich: String Quartets Nos. 1,2 and 4

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The Very Best of Kajagoogoo [Import]

Dedication

Bruckner:Symphony N.3 in D Minor

The Complete Small Group Recordings

Club Ibiza [Limited Edition] [Import]

Come Here When You Sleepwalk

Beef Or Chicken [Import]

Bring Me Home

Au Coeur De Tricatel

Carol Album: Seven Centuries of Christmas

Blue Ballad [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Boleros Con Feeling, Vol. 1

Colección de Oro [Box set]

Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning

Bring It On!