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Reger: Three Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin / Mathé
Sono Luminus

Reger: Three Sonatas for Unaccompanied Violin / Mathé

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Composer
REGER MAX
Artist
Ulrike-Anima, Mathe
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Jan 21, 1989
Catalog #
DOR-90175
UPC
053479017529

About

A recording of three unaccompanied sonatas for violin by the German composer Max Reger (1873-1916) might be expected only to confirm his not altogether undeserved reputation as a writer of rather dry, academic works. Not so: this disc is an unexpected pleasure, both for the music itself and for the superb playing of the young German violinist Ulrike-Anima Mathé, who reveals herself as very much an artist to be watched. The sonatas are from Reger’s Op. 91 set of seven – he deliberately wrote one more than the six solo sonatas and partitas of JS Bach to avoid inviting too direct a comparison. Inevitably the earlier masterworks are recalled – the final sonata (included here) culminates in a magnificent 13-minute chaconne in the style of Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D minor – but Reger is as much concerned with melody and harmony as with counterpoint, and much of the music is expressively lyrical. Mathé meets the considerable technical demands with assurance and is fully sensitive to the emotional subtlety of this unusual but rewarding repertory. Dorian’s recording is exemplary.
Performance: 5 (out of 5; Sound: 5 (out of 5)

-- David Michaels, BBC Music Magazine

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 04:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  2. 2 II. Larghetto 04:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  3. 3 III. Vivacissimo 04:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Vivacissimo
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  4. 4 I. Allegro energico 06:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro energico
    Duration
    06:31
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  5. 5 II. Larghetto 03:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  6. 6 III. Scherzo: Vivace 04:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  7. 7 IV. Allegro energico 03:46
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Allegro energico
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  8. 8 I. Allegro energico 07:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Allegro energico
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  9. 9 II. Scherzo: Vivace 05:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Vivace
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé
  10. 10 III. Chaconne: Grave 13:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Chaconne: Grave
    Duration
    13:47
    Composer
    Max Reger
    Performer
    Ulrike-Anima Mathé