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Masques: Sonatas for Violin & Piano by Prokofiev / Grether, Lively
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Masques: Sonatas for Violin & Piano by Prokofiev / Grether, Lively

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Composer
PROKOFIEV, SERGEI
Artist
Grether, Lively
Format
CD
Label
Fuga Libera
Released
Apr 12, 2019
Catalog #
FUG749
UPC
5400439007499

About

Masques, the title of this album, is a reference to Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet; it mirrors his visionary music, so full of wit, color and drama, that expresses every possible human emotion. The thousand characters created by the music are both actors in and spectators of their own lives by turns. The Sonata No. 1 is a truly epic work; it leads us from an anguish-laden grief permeated with a gust of wind from the grave to a nostalgic lyricism — the memory of a lost paradise? — that is then driven by tremendous rhythmic energy to the apocalyptic climax of the work: we experience an explosion, a dissolution of every hope, before a return to the frozen whiteness of the beginning and an ending in resignation. The Sonata No. 2, unrestrainedly lyrical and punctuated with humour, can be seen as a contrasting counterpart to the previous work. The release also includes the undervalued Sonata for solo violin and two miniatures in Prokofiev’s characteristic style: they are filled with alacrity, humour and biting wit — an extract of life!

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato 08:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    08:15
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  2. 2 II. Scherzo: Presto 05:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Presto
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  3. 3 III. Andante 03:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  4. 4 IV. Allegro con brio 07:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  5. 5 Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: V. Masks (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano) 02:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: V. Masks (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  6. 6 I. Moderato 04:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether
  7. 7 II. Theme and Variations 03:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Theme and Variations
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether
  8. 8 III. Con brio 03:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Con brio
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether
  9. 9 I. Andante assai 06:46
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Andante assai
    Duration
    06:46
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  10. 10 II. Allegro brusco 06:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro brusco
    Duration
    06:59
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  11. 11 III. Andante 07:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    07:06
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  12. 12 IV. Allegrissimo 07:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegrissimo
    Duration
    07:29
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively
  13. 13 The Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33bis: III. March (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano) 01:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    The Love for Three Oranges Suite, Op. 33bis: III. March (arr. J. Heifetz for violin and piano)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Performer
    Elsa Grether, David Lively