Prokofiev : Violin and Piano Sonatas, by Alexandra Conunova, Michail Lifits

Prokofiev : Violin and Piano Sonatas

by Alexandra Conunova, Michail Lifits

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1.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.80: I. Andante 06:40	buy track
2.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.80: II. Allegro brusco 06:52	buy track
3.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.80: III. Andante 07:09	buy track
4.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata no.1 in F minor, op.80: IV. Allegrissimo 07:08	buy track
5.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata in D major, op.94a: I. Andantino 07:57	buy track
6.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata in D major, op.94a: II. Scherzo. Allegro 04:39	buy track
7.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata in D major, op.94a: III. Andante 03:29	buy track
8.	Prokofiev: Violin and Piano Sonata in D major, op.94a: IV. Allegro con brio 07:23	buy track

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"From shadow to light: that’s the emotional ascent traced by Sergei Prokofiev's Violin and Piano Sonatas. They were published in the 1940s, an intense period of creation for the Russian musician who then works on his ballet Cinderella and his Fifth Symphony.

The violinist Alexandra Conunova, winner of the prestigious Tchaikovski competition in 2015, and the pianist Michael Lifits are physically involved in their performance of these two scores, which are a perfect synthesis of Prokofiev’s musical style. These sonatas are characterized by a formal classicism subverted by a bold virtuosity. Their lyricism, tormented by the irony of a modern harmonic language that is the outgrowth of a critical vision of the world, is all the more poignant."

"De l’ombre à la lumière, telle est la courbe émotionnelle que dessinent les Sonates pour violon et piano de Sergeï Prokofiev, publiées dans les années 1940, intense période de création pour le musicien russe qui travaille alors à son ballet Cendrillon et sa Cinquième Symphonie.

La violoniste Alexandra Conunova, lauréate du prestigieux concours Tchaïkovski en 2015, et le pianiste Michael Lifits font une lecture engagée de ces deux partitions de Prokofiev. Véritable synthèse de son style, ces sonates sont caractérisées par un classicisme formel subverti par une virtuosité flamboyante. Leur lyrisme, rongé par l’ironie savoureuse et mordante d’un langage moderne, fruit d’une vision critique du monde, n’en est que plus poignant."

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released March 30, 2018

Sergeï Prokofiev
Alexandra Conunova: violin
Michail Lifits: piano

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