Katalógové číslo:
8.572753
Interpreti:
Elmira Darvarova, Scott Dunn
Alfano:
Sonata in D for Violin and Piano
World première recording of the original 1923 version
Elmira Darvarova (violin) & Scott Dunn (piano)
Piano Quintet in A flat major
World première recording
Elmira Darvarova (violin), Scott Dunn (piano), Mary Ann Mumm (violin), Craig Mumm (viola) & Samuel Magill (cello)
Nenia and Scherzino for Violin and Piano
arr. Enrico Pierangeli. World première recording
Elmira Darvarova (violin) & Scott Dunn (piano)
Alfano’s chamber music is receiving deserved recognition. The Violin Sonata is a powerful and impressive work, with elements of French impressionism, but essentially post-romantic in ethos. The Piano Quintet was Alfano’s last chamber work, premiered in 1946, and a compelling example of his belief in resilient lyricism, as well as a rejection of contemporary atonal music. The previous release in this series of the Cello Sonata and Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano (8570928) was praised for its “razor-edged accuracy, passion, and insight.” (Fanfare).