{"product_id":"grieg-prokofiev-violin-sonatas-faure-fantaisie-op-79-a","title":"Fauré, Grieg, and Prokofiev \/ Music for Saxophone \u0026 Piano \/ Duo Laterza - Bandiera","description":"Research, experimentation, discovery and  rediscovery of new forms and ways of  expression are the basis of a musician's  work and, in the realisation of this project,  they represent the cornerstones of an  artistic partnership intended to give value  to an important part of the saxophone  repertoire, namely that related to  transcriptions with piano accompaniment.  Though the saxophone is a relatively recent  instrument, it became a leading protagonist  on the musical scene of the 20th century.  While it was not immediately given  consideration by the great composers who  were contemporary to the instrument's  birth and initial diffusion, it does possess  the versatility and timbral and expressive  characteristics to allow it to draw on  repertoire intended for other instruments.  In doing so, it gives these works a new look  and an innovative as well as valid  interpretation. This album brings together  three works that - considering the varied  stylistic characteristics and expressive  intentions of the three composers - represent  a clear example of how the saxophone can  faithfully return the founding idea of each  piece to the listener, radically modifying it  without altering it's nature. The Fantasie  Op.79 by Gabriel Faur� (1898), originally for  flute and piano, was written in response to a  commission for an examination piece: 'it  must be short, 5 or 6 minutes at the most [.]  and include the means needed to test the  examinees on matters of phrasing,  expression, control of tone and virtuosity'. A  short time after Adolphe Sax patented the  saxophone, Edvard Grieg wrote his First Violin  Sonata (1865). The author himself described  it as 'still a little naive but rich in melodic  ideas'. In three movements and characterised  by an almost spring-like atmosphere, it is  adorned with references to Norwegian folk  music which lend a rather grave and  turbulent tone to some sections of the work.  More 'recent' (by then the saxophone was  heading towards the popularity it deserved)  is Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata in D Op.94,  originally written for flute and piano in  1943. It immediately drew the attention of  the great violinist David Oistrakh, who  proposed a violin version of the work to the  composer which later became known as  Op.94bis. A fundamental work of both the  flute and violin literatures, here it is  presented in it's adaptation for soprano  saxophone and piano, and the work  continues to embody inventive freshness  and lively elegance of writing.","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012509159658,"sku":"5028421972626","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/4344105-3187713.jpg?v=1778236391","url":"https:\/\/arkivmusic.com\/products\/grieg-prokofiev-violin-sonatas-faure-fantaisie-op-79-a","provider":"ArkivMusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}