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| 1. Allegro agitato Camille Saint - Saëns |
| 2. Adagio - Camille Saint |
| 3. Allegretto moderato - Camille Saint |
| 4. Allegro molto - Camille Saint |
| 5. Allegretto ben moderato - César Franck Violin Sonata in A Major (1886) |
| 6. Allegro - César Franck Violin Sonata in A Major (1886) |
| 7. Recitativo Fantasia: ben moderato molto lento - César Franck Violin Sonata in A Major (1886) |
| 8. Allegretto poco mosso - César Franck Violin Sonata in A Major (1886) |
| 9. Allegretto - Maurice Ravel |
| 10. Blues: Moderato - Maurice Ravel |
| 11. Perpetuum Mobile: Allegro - Maurice Ravel |
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This is Joshua Bell’s first CD of Sonatas on Sony Classical and it is a passionately nuanced interpretation of works from Saint-Saëns, Franck and Ravel. Joshua Bell is one of the world’s most successful violinists and has won multiple Grammy awards, was awarded the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize and named Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America. Bell was recently named Music Director for the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields becoming the first person to hold this title since Sir Neville Marriner founded the Orchestra in 1958. Often referred to as the “poet of the violin”, his 2004 album Romance of the Violin was named the “Classical CD of the Year” by Billboard Magazine, with Bell named “Classical Artist of the Year.”
The three Sonatas chosen for this disc are very different though linked extraneously through their inherent national style: The Saint-Saëns sonata remains one of the most exciting sonatas in the repertoire; the feverish finale is guaranteed to bring the house down. Bell’s recording of César Franck’s Violin Sonata allows him to pay homage, through his mentor Josef Gingold, to the two great artists who created this undying masterpiece. Written 125 years ago, at the height of the French Belle Epoque for the wedding of his friend, the virtuoso Eugene Ysaÿe (with whom Gingold studied). Ravel’s more fantastic sonata offers a kaleidoscope of different thrills, as seen in the unexpected yet beautiful blending of genres in the slow “Blues” movement of his sonata.
The three Sonatas chosen for this disc are very different though linked extraneously through their inherent national style: The Saint-Saëns sonata remains one of the most exciting sonatas in the repertoire; the feverish finale is guaranteed to bring the house down. Bell’s recording of César Franck’s Violin Sonata allows him to pay homage, through his mentor Josef Gingold, to the two great artists who created this undying masterpiece. Written 125 years ago, at the height of the French Belle Epoque for the wedding of his friend, the virtuoso Eugene Ysaÿe (with whom Gingold studied). Ravel’s more fantastic sonata offers a kaleidoscope of different thrills, as seen in the unexpected yet beautiful blending of genres in the slow “Blues” movement of his sonata.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
JOSHUA BELL & JEREMY DENK: A WONDERFUL DUO PLAYS BEAUTIFUL MUSIC BY BRILLIANT FRENCH COMPOSERS
10 Jan 2012
Format:Audio CD
Five IMPRESSIONISTIC Stars!! Classical virtuosos Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk are a superbly-paired and dynamic duo! Seven years into their musical association, this formidable duo has decided to do a grouping of pieces they have played many times in concert. These represent some of the most "profound statements" of the chosen French composers. While the more familiar and challenging César Franck Violin Sonata in A Major (especially the intense Allegretto poco mosso movement) and the well known Maurice Ravel Sonata for Violin and Piano (especially the full-tilt Perpetuum Mobile: Allegro movement) receive glorious performances by Mr. Bell and Dr. Denk, the 'best of the best' is the less familiar Camille Saint-Saëns Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in D Minor, Opus 75: a piece the duo has played "50 times or more" and the familiarity, understanding, and matched duo nuances are clearly on demonstration here (especially the thrilling Allegro Agitato, the Adagio, and perhaps best of all, the awesome Allegro molto movement). These are inspired performances by two superb musicians on a singular musical mission that receive My Highest Recommendation. Five DAZZLING Stars! (This review is based on an mp3 download. 11 tracks; Time 67:21.)
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Joshua has once again produced as ever a beautiful album. His lightness of touch shines through with his own uniqueness of playing,
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