Stravinsky: Music for Violin, Vol. 2 Ilya Gringolts, Peter Laul, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia & Dima Slobodeniouk

• Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Pastorale:
• 1 Pastorale (Arr. for Violin & Chamber Ensemble) 02:55
• Ballade:
• 2 Ballade 03:06
• Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano):
• 3 Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano): I. Introduzione. Allegro moderato 02:08
• 4 Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano): II. Serenata. Larghetto 02:48
• 5 Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano): III. Tarantella. Vivace 02:02
• 6 Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano): IV. Gavotte con due variazioni 03:39
• 7 Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano): V. Scherzino. Presto alla breve 01:25
• 8 Suite italienne (Version for Violin & Piano): VI. Minuetto e finale. Moderato - Molto vivace 04:23
• Divertimento (Arr. for Violin & Piano):
• 9 Divertimento (Arr. for Violin & Piano): I. Sinfonia. Andante 05:59
• 10 Divertimento (Arr. for Violin & Piano): II. Danses suisses. Tempo giusto 04:31
• 11 Divertimento (Arr. for Violin & Piano): III. Scherzo. Allegretto grazioso 02:50
• 12 Divertimento (Arr. for Violin & Piano): IVa. Pas de deux. Adagio 02:52
• 13 Divertimento (Arr. for Violin & Piano): IVb. Variation. Allegretto grazioso 01:18
• 14 Divertimento (Arr. for Violin & Piano): IVc. Coda. Presto 02:07
• Apollon musagète: No. 2, Variation d'Apollon
• 15 Apollon musagète: No. 2, Variation d'Apollon 03:00
• Violin Concerto in D Major:
• 16 Violin Concerto in D Major: I. Toccata 05:38
• 17 Violin Concerto in D Major: II. Aria I 04:07
• 18 Violin Concerto in D Major: III. Aria II 05:04
• 19 Violin Concerto in D Major: IV. Capriccio 06:13
• Élégie (Version for Violin)
• 20 Élégie (Version for Violin) 05:14
• 21 Tango (Arr. for Violin & Piano) 02:01
• Total Runtime 01:13:20

Info for Stravinsky: Music for Violin, Vol. 2

The relationship between Igor Stravinsky and the violin didn't get off to a promising start: early on in his career the composer stated that he was not fond of stringed instruments, finding them ‘rich in cheap expressivity’. He was also suspicious of virtuoso interpreters – among which violinists were particularly numerous – and their tendency to ‘seek immediate triumphs and to lend themselves to the wishes of the public’. Nevertheless there are in Stravinsky's oeuvre a number of works featuring a solo violin, all of which have now been recorded by his compatriot Ilya Gringolts.

The focus of the preceding volume was on the works for violin and piano, most of them Stravinsky's arrangements of his own music for the stage, and Gringolts and pianist Peter Laul were praised for their performances, for instance in Fanfare: ‘The Russian duo has discovered – and created – new freshness in the sound of Stravinsky's music for the instrument. Urgently recommended.’ On the present disc, Gringolts combines duos – again in the company of Laul – with other genres, including Stravinsky's most famous work for the violin: his Violin Concerto from 1931. In the concerto, as in the extract for solo violin and strings from the ballet Apollon musagète, Gringolts is supported by Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk.

Ilya Gringolts, violin
Peter Laul, piano
Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor

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