Ukrainian Masters Solomiya Ivakhiv & Steven Beck

• Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko (1896 - 1938): Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 18:
• 1 Kosenko: Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 18: I. Allegro 09:29
• 2 Kosenko: Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 18: II. Andantino semplice 08:11
• Myroslav Skoryk (1938 - 2020): Violin Sonata No. 2:
• 3 Skoryk: Violin Sonata No. 2: I. The Word. Moderato con moto 05:19
• 4 Skoryk: Violin Sonata No. 2: II. Aria. Andante con moto 05:58
• 5 Skoryk: Violin Sonata No. 2: III. Burlesque. Vivo 03:46
• Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877 - 1952): Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 26:
• 6 Bortkiewicz: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Sostenuto - Allegro drammatico 10:23
• 7 Bortkiewicz: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Andante 07:27
• 8 Bortkiewicz: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Allegro vivace e con brio 07:27
• Total Runtime 58:00

Info for Ukrainian Masters

The expressive vitality of this collection of violin sonatas transcends the cultural upheavals from which these three Ukrainian composers emerged. Bortkiewicz's Violin Sonata in G minor is one of the most impressive of his relatively few chamber works, in which his musical language is expressed most vividly and directly. Kosenko's Violin Sonata in A minor is characterised by the satisfying balance of its two subtly differentiated movements. Skoryk's Second Violin Sonata is a stylistically diverse chamber music work that contains allusions to Beethoven, Prokofiev and Gershwin in its compact and always eventful course.

Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin
Steven Beck, piano

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