Duo Khojayan / Poortinga - Prokofiev: Complete Works for Violin & Piano (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

The violin sonatas of Sergei Prokofiev were written during the tumultuous years of 1938-1946. Prokofiev’s musical language in both sonatas was already fully developed.

He went back to a certain melodic simplicity which is often linked with the poetic language of Anna Akhmatova. Prokofiev himself said during this period: “I want nothing better, more flexible or more complete than the sonata form, which contains everything necessary for my structural purposes.”

Each of the four movements are a reflection of the impressions of the tumultuous Stalinist regime and war years which show many contrasting characters. Prokofiev said: “This music should sound so that people jump in their place and ask, ‘Are you out of your mind?”. Of parts of the first sonata he said: ‘it should sound like the wind on a grave’. Prokofiev had a tendency to shock with his music, especially when it came to first performances. Such a shock is hard to create now because audiences are familiar with his sound-idiom and know what to expect. Nevertheless, the power of the music is deep rooted and overwhelming and is present also in serene moments, of which Prokofiev was an absolute master.

Tracklist:
01. ProkofIev: 01 - Sonate I in f mineur, opus 80 - Andante assai
02. ProkofIev: 02 - Sonate I in f mineur, opus 80 - Allegro brusco
03. ProkofIev: 03 - Sonate I in f mineur, opus 80 - Andante
04. ProkofIev: 04 - Sonate I in f mineur, opus 80 - Allegrissimo - Andante assai, come prima
05. ProkofIev: 05 - Sonate II in D majeur, opus 94b - Moderato
06. ProkofIev: 06 - Sonate II in D majeur, opus 94b - Scherzo, Presto
07. ProkofIev: 07 - Sonate II in D majeur, opus 94b - Andante
08. ProkofIev: 08 - Sonate II in D majeur, opus 94b - Allegro con brio
09. ProkofIev: 09 - Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis - Andante
10. ProkofIev: 10 - Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis - Lento, ma non troppo
11. ProkofIev: 11 - Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis - Animato, ma non allegro
12. ProkofIev: 12 - Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis - Allegretto leggero e scherzando
13. ProkofIev: 13 - Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, Op. 35bis - Andante non troppo


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