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Visnoviz: Violin Sonata, Klavierstucke

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Composer
Eugenio Visnoviz
Artist
Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jul 17, 2026
Catalog #
BRI70094
UPC
5063758700948

About

Eugenio Visnoviz (1906-1931) belongs to the poignant group of early twentieth-century composers whose promise was cut short by an untimely death. Born in Italy at a moment of intense cultural transformation, Visnoviz grew up in an environment shaped by the late Romantic legacy and the emerging modernist currents that were redefining European music. Although his surviving output is small, it reveals a composer of striking sensitivity and technical awareness. Written at the age of only 17 by Visnoviz, a fragile and tormented musician whose life would end just eight years later, probably by his own hand, the Sonata contains the seeds of genius. Large in scale, in four movements, permeated with a late Romantic spirit but with stylistic features reminiscent of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and especially Brahms (with some harmonic exploration, a legacy of the post-war period), the Sonata presents a language that is both lyrical and dramatic. The program pairs the Sonata, with it's vast proportions, with the light piano aphorisms of the Klavierstücke. Despite his pianistic expertise, Visnoviz the composer did not leave any large-scale works for his instrument, preferring to focus on it's intimate and lyrical dimension. He condenses musical ideas into concise gestures, exploring contrasting moods, textures, and colors. The pieces frequently juxtapose delicate, introspective passages with more rhythmically driven or harmonically bold sections. This new recording is a labor of love by the two musicians Valentina Danelon (violin) and Cristina Santin (piano), who, during their study time, discovered Visnoviz's works in the Visnoviz Collection held by the Tartini Conservatory in Trieste.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 11:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    11:10
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  2. 2 II. Lento assai 07:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Lento assai
    Duration
    07:26
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  3. 3 III. Moderato assai 03:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Moderato assai
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  4. 4 IV. Rondò - Allegro 07:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Rondò - Allegro
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  5. 5 Ia.Tranquillo 02:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ia.Tranquillo
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  6. 6 Ib. Allegretto 01:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Ib. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  7. 7 II. Tempo di valzer lento 05:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Tempo di valzer lento
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  8. 8 IIIa. Mesto 03:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    IIIa. Mesto
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  9. 9 IIIb. (Nessuna Indicazione) 02:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    IIIb. (Nessuna Indicazione)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  10. 10 IV. Moderato mosso 02:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Moderato mosso
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  11. 11 V. Calmo 02:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Calmo
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  12. 12 VI. Moderato mosso 02:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Moderato mosso
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  13. 13 VII. Calmo 02:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    VII. Calmo
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  14. 14 VIII. Tempo di mazurka 02:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    VIII. Tempo di mazurka
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  15. 15 IXa. Moderato mosso 02:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    IXa. Moderato mosso
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  16. 16 IXb. Calmo 01:51
    Track
    16
    Title
    IXb. Calmo
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  17. 17 IXc. Lento 01:57
    Track
    17
    Title
    IXc. Lento
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  18. 18 Xa. Leggermente Mosso 02:09
    Track
    18
    Title
    Xa. Leggermente Mosso
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  19. 19 Xb. Sostenuto 02:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    Xb. Sostenuto
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin
  20. 20 Xc. Allegretto 01:25
    Track
    20
    Title
    Xc. Allegretto
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Eugenio Visnoviz
    Performer
    Valentina Danelon, Cristina Santin