Stravinsky / Laul / Galicia Music For Violin 2 Super-Audio CD

The relationship between Igor Stravinsky and the violin didn't get off to a promising start: early on in his career the composer stated that he was not fond of stringed instruments, finding them 'rich in cheap expressivity'. He was also suspicious of virtuoso interpreters - among which violinists were particularly numerous - and their tendency to 'seek immediate triumphs and to lend themselves to the wishes of the public'. Nevertheless there are in Stravinsky's oeuvre a number of works featuring a solo violin, all of which have now been recorded by his compatriot Ilya Gringolts. The focus of the preceding volume was on the works for violin and piano, most of them Stravinsky's arrangements of his own music for the stage, and Gringolts and pianist Peter Laul were praised for their performances, for instance in Fanfare: 'The Russian duo has discovered - and created - new freshness in the sound of Stravinsky's music for the instrument. Urgently recommended.' On the present release, Gringolts combines duos - again in the company of Laul - with other genres, including Stravinsky's most famous work for the violin: his Violin Concerto from 1931. In the concerto, as in the extract for solo violin and strings from the ballet Apollon musag?te, Gringolts is supported by Orquesta Sinf?nica de Galicia conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk.

1. Pastorale - Various Performers 2. Ballade 3. I. Introduzione. Allegro Moderato 4. II. Serenata. Larghetto 5. III. Tarantella. Vivace 6. IV. Gavotte Con Due Variazioni 7. V. Scherzino. Presto Alla Breve 8. VI. Minuetto E Finale. Moderato - Molto Vivace 9. I. Sinfonia. Andante 10. II. Danses Suisses. Tempo Giusto 11. III. Scherzo. Allegretto Grazioso 12. Iva. Pas de Deux. Adagio 13. Ivb. Variation. Allegretto Grazioso 14. Ivc. Coda. Presto 15. Variation D'apollon - Ilya Gringolts/Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia 16. Tocatta - Ilya Gringolts/Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia 17. Aria I - Ilya Gringolts/Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia 18. Aria II - Ilya Gringolts/Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia 19. Capriccio - Ilya Gringolts/Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia 20. Elegie - Ilya Gringolts 21. Tango - Ilya Gringolts