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Myaskovsky, Shebalin & Nechaev: Violin Sonatas
First Hand Records

Myaskovsky, Shebalin & Nechaev: Violin Sonatas

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Composer
MYASKOVSKY NECHAEV SHEBALIN
Artist
Rozhdestvensky, Postnikova
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Sep 07, 2018
Catalog #
FHR57
UPC
5060216341057

About

The three violin sonatas on this release are by composers who had enjoyed a direct professional relationship during the period between the two world wars, mainly through their involvement on the teaching staff at the Moscow Conservatoire. Despite being on of Nikolai Myaskovsky's most appealing and approachable later works, his Violin Sonata op. 70 remains rarely performed in concert. The work begins with a wistful first movement, followed by the final movement containing a series of 12 Variations on a theme eloquent and restrained by turns. The following work is by a student, colleague and friend of Myaskovsky, Vassarion Shebalin. Formed in the classically arrayed four-movement design, it shows the composer's musical language at it's clearest and most direct. The final work on this album is by the composer Vasily Nechayev who is hardly known outside of Soviet music circles. His Sonata Op. 12 shows Nechayev was aware of stylistic developments pursued by Bartok and Prokofiev in it's richly whole-tone harmonies and it's motoric rhythms. Sasha Rozhdestvensky and Viktoria Postnikova are a mother and son partnership who form part of a famous Russian music family. These are premiere recordings.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro amabile 08:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro amabile
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  2. 2 II. Theme: Andante con moto e molto cantabile - 12 Variations - Coda 11:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Theme: Andante con moto e molto cantabile - 12 Variations - Coda
    Duration
    11:32
    Composer
    Nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  3. 3 I. Allegro 08:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:09
    Composer
    Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  4. 4 II. Scherzando: Non troppo vivo 03:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Scherzando: Non troppo vivo
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  5. 5 III. Andante 05:02
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    05:02
    Composer
    Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  6. 6 IV. Allegro 04:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  7. 7 I. Vivace, appenato e leggieramente 06:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Vivace, appenato e leggieramente
    Duration
    06:51
    Composer
    Vasily Nechaev
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  8. 8 II. Lugubre 04:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Lugubre
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Vasily Nechaev
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova
  9. 9 III. Presto impetuoso 09:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Presto impetuoso
    Duration
    09:08
    Composer
    Vasily Nechaev
    Performer
    Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Viktoria Postnikova