Elgar: Mot d'amour Ulf Wallin & Roland Pöntinen
Album info
Album-Release:
2024
HRA-Release:
05.07.2024
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Artist: Ulf Wallin & Roland Pöntinen
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82:
- 1 Elgar: Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82: I. Allegro 08:39
- 2 Elgar: Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82: II. Romance. Andante 08:00
- 3 Elgar: Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 82: III. Allegro, non troppo 09:33
- Chanson de nuit et Chanson de matin, Op. 15:
- 4 Elgar: Chanson de nuit et Chanson de matin, Op. 15: No. 1 Chanson de nuit 03:54
- 5 Elgar: Chanson de nuit et Chanson de matin, Op. 15: No. 2 Chanson de matin 02:56
- 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 13:
- 6 Elgar: 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 13: No. 1 Mot d'amour 02:11
- 7 Elgar: 2 Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op. 13: No. 2 Bizarrerie 02:36
- Romance in E Minor, Op. 1:
- 8 Elgar: Romance in E Minor, Op. 1 05:18
- Salut d'amour, Op. 12:
- 9 Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 03:19
- Adieu:
- 10 Elgar: Adieu 02:29
- Allegretto on G-E-D-G-E:
- 11 Elgar: Allegretto on G-E-D-G-E 04:33
- Sospiri, Op. 70:
- 12 Elgar: Sospiri, Op. 70 03:44
Info for Elgar: Mot d'amour
After tackling Schumann, Liszt, Brahms, Schoenberg and Hindemith, Ulf Wallin and Roland Pontinen now focus their attention to the late-romantic English composer Edward Elgar. 'Mot d'amour', which takes it's title from one of his early compositions for violin, presents a substantial part of Elgar's output for violin and piano, which spans his entire career. Best known for his symphonic and choral works, Elgar is also the composer of chamber works that, although few in number, attain a high standard. The Violin Sonata, a mature composition contemporary with his two other major chamber pieces, is regarded by Elgar connoisseurs as one of his masterpieces. Inspired by Brahms's sonatas, Elgar's own, composed in the peaceful surroundings of his rented cottage in the countryside, is a work of wide expressive range and emotional impact in which every superfluous note has been eliminated from the overall design. As for the other pieces that appear here, they show a lighter side to the composer, sometimes playful, sometimes melancholy. Unashamedly belonging to the genre of salon music, these works testify to Elgar's versatility as well as to his melodic gift and his ability to turn a seemingly light genre into a vehicle for secret emotion, often charming but always devoid of sentimentality.
Ulf Wallin, violin
Roland Pöntinen, piano
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Booklet for Elgar: Mot d'amour