Auerbach: 24 Preludes for Violin & Piano / Gluzman

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Label
BIS
Release Date
April 1, 2003
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      AUERBACH, LERA
    • PERFORMER
      Angela, Vadim, Yoffe, Gluzman
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 01, 2003
    • UPC
      7318590012420
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-CD-1242
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major (Adagio)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    2. Prelude No. 2 in A Minor (Andante) (Tempo di valzer)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    3. Prelude No. 3 in G Major (Andante misterioso)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    4. Prelude No. 4 in E Minor (Allegro)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    5. Prelude No. 5 in D Major (Allegro moderato)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    6. Prelude No. 6 in B Minor (Allegro marcato)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    7. Prelude No. 7 in A Major (Allegro moderato)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    8. Prelude No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor (Andante)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    9. Prelude No. 9 in E Major (Allegro)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    10. Prelude No. 10 in C-Sharp Minor (Allegro)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    11. Prelude No. 11 in B Major (Allegretto)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    12. Prelude No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor (Adagio)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    13. Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major (Allegro moderato)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    14. Prelude No. 14 in E-Flat Minor (Presto)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    15. Prelude No. 15 in C-Sharp Major (Adagio sognando)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    16. Prelude No. 16 in B-Flat Minor (Misterioso)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    17. Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major (Vivo)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    18. Prelude No. 18 in F Minor (Agitato)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    19. Prelude No. 19 in E-Flat Major (Moderato)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    20. Prelude No. 20 in C Minor (Tragico)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    21. Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major (Andante)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    22. Prelude No. 22 in G Minor (Moderato serioso)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    23. Prelude No. 23 in F Major (Andante)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    24. Prelude No. 24 in D Minor (Presto)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    25. T'filah (Prayer) for Solo Violin (Moderato - Rubato)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach

    26. Postlude for Violin and Piano (Andante)

      Composer: Lera Auerbach


Born in Chelyabinsk in 1973, Lera Auerbach defected from the former Soviet Union to the United States while still in her teens, and she has since garnered much attention as both pianist and composer, notably in her recent work with Gidon Kremer. Written in 1999, Auerbach's 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano amply showcase her stylistic leanings and wide emotional range. Clearly, she's imbibed from the Shostakovich/Schnittke watering hole, as we hear in the frequent sparse textures in extreme registers, petulant dynamic shifts, obsessive pedal points, and caustic, folk-oriented tunes. Auerbach also has figured out what makes Astor Piazzolla tick, and manages to personalize his sultry harmonic idiom.

The most interesting moments occur when the composer's original voice pushes her influences out of the way, as in the sudden, unexpected violin cadenza that immediately follows Prelude No. 15's unrelenting dance. This leads to a threnody that gradually dematerializes into a high-register mist, and before you know it, Prelude No. 16 is over. The Postlude and solo violin piece also typify the ease with which Auerbach communicates her ideas. Vadim Gluzman and Angela Yoffe push their collective virtuosity sky-high. Such big playing requires the larger-than-life engineering BIS provides. Not only do I want to hear more of Auerbach's music, but I also hope BIS plans to take advantage of her wonderful piano playing on future releases. Enthusiastically recommended.
--Jed Distler , ClassicsToday.com