Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Emmanuele Baldini & Luca Delle Donne

• Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876 - 1948): Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1:
• 1 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: I. Sostenuto - Allegro appassionato quasi presto 10:02
• 2 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: II. Lento senza tempo - A tempo di adagio 07:29
• 3 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 1: III. Sostenuto - Allegro ma non troppo e con spirito 08:28
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10:
• 4 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10: I. Appassionato 09:39
• 5 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 10: II. Recitativo. Adagio - Sostenuto con amore, semplicemente 08:53
• Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27:
• 6 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: I. Allegro moderato 06:27
• 7 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: II. Andantino con innocenza 04:04
• 8 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: III. Agitato con passione 07:29
• 9 Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, Op. 27: IV. Allegro molto con fuoco più allegro del primo tempo 08:16
• Total Runtime 01:10:47

Info for Wolf-Ferrari: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari’s reputation rests largely on his operas, but the instrumental music he composed at the beginning and end of his career deserves a wider currency. The influence of Brahms can be detected in the First and Second Violin Sonatas, though Wolf-Ferrari’s distinctive long-breathed melodies and chromatic flow are clearly present; the dramatic and expressive Second also includes references to Wagner’s Tristan. With its neo-Bachian figuration, passages of intense melancholy and uplifting operatic fantasy, the final Third Sonata is an enigmatic work, and unlike any other in the repertoire.

Emmanuele Baldini, violin
Luca Delle Donne, piano

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