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Béla Bartók's Sonatas (2) for violin and piano (1921-1922) reflect the influences of Schoenberg, Debussy, and Hungarian folk music, though not necessarily in that order and not always in a distinguishable way. Lusty and austere by turns, the Violin Sonata No. 1 has many violent, expressionist episodes, though these are ameliorated somewhat by slower passages involving blurred, atmospheric chords and long, ethereal melodies, inflected by whole tones and pentatonic scales. Bartók's integration of atonality, impressionist harmony and folk song is more thorough in the Violin Sonata No. 2, and the ideas and moods are more unified through his clear and consistent development. While this sonata has its eruptions, they are more plainly inspired by Hungarian dances than by tortured emotions. At a remove of two decades, the Sonata for solo violin (1944) is neo-Baroque in its abstract forms, figurations, and counterpoint, and is often reminiscent of Bach's partitas, though expressed in a more ambiguous tonal language. Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes display great technical skill and expressive control in these idiomatic performances, though they seem too subdued in the softest sections. Nevertheless, Virgin's recording is excellent, so every note is heard; and Tetzlaff sounds perfectly clear in the solo work.
© TiVo
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Bela Bartok, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano, MainArtist - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Bela Bartok, Composer - Christian Tetzlaff, Violin, MainArtist
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. A Warner Classics/Erato release, ℗ 2004 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
Béla Bartók's Sonatas (2) for violin and piano (1921-1922) reflect the influences of Schoenberg, Debussy, and Hungarian folk music, though not necessarily in that order and not always in a distinguishable way. Lusty and austere by turns, the Violin Sonata No. 1 has many violent, expressionist episodes, though these are ameliorated somewhat by slower passages involving blurred, atmospheric chords and long, ethereal melodies, inflected by whole tones and pentatonic scales. Bartók's integration of atonality, impressionist harmony and folk song is more thorough in the Violin Sonata No. 2, and the ideas and moods are more unified through his clear and consistent development. While this sonata has its eruptions, they are more plainly inspired by Hungarian dances than by tortured emotions. At a remove of two decades, the Sonata for solo violin (1944) is neo-Baroque in its abstract forms, figurations, and counterpoint, and is often reminiscent of Bach's partitas, though expressed in a more ambiguous tonal language. Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes display great technical skill and expressive control in these idiomatic performances, though they seem too subdued in the softest sections. Nevertheless, Virgin's recording is excellent, so every note is heard; and Tetzlaff sounds perfectly clear in the solo work.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:23
- Main artists: Christian Tetzlaff Leif Ove Andsnes
- Composer: Béla Bartók
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
© 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd. ℗ 2004 Erato/Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
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