SONATAS OF FRANCK AND FAURE                                              

Arturo Delmoni     : Violinist

Meg Bachman Vas : Piano

Recorded  by : David Hancock

Mastering by : Doug Sax

Stunning Copy Of A Legendary Recording

A Must Have For All Audiophile Music Lovers

 

 

Side A :

 

CESAR FRANCK

Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano

 

1. Allegretto ben moderato

2. Allegro

3. Recitativo-Fantasia : Ben moderato

4. Allegro poco mosso

 

Timings Total : 27 : 14

 

 

Side B :

 

GABRIEL FAURE

Sonata No. 1 in A major for Violin and Piano, Op. 13

 

1. Allegro molto

2. Andante

3. Allegro vivo

4. Allegro quasi presto

5. Apres Un Reve

 

Timings Total : 24 : 12, 2 : 55

 

 

 

“ At first the piano complained alone, like a bird deserted by its mate ; the violin heard and answered it, as from a neighboring tree. It was as at the first beginning of the world, as if there were not yet but these twain upon the earth, or rather in this world closed against all the rest, so fashioned by the logic of its creator that in it there should never be any but themselves; the world of this sonata.” 

 

 

In  these lines Marcel Proust captured the essence of Cesar Franck’s violin and piano sonata, as well as the reasons for its extraordinary popularity : songfulness, spiritual insight, and emotional impact. Outside the realm of musicology, Franck’s oft-cited achievements in utilizing cyclic form (actually more of a device than a from) and in balancing the instruments seem almost beside the point. Despite its formidable yet hidden architecture, the sonata gives throughout the impression of rapturous spontaneity.

 

Franck wrote the sonata as a wedding present for his Belgian compatriot, the violinist Eugene Ysaye, who gave its debut in Paris in 1887. It was immediately recognized as a masterpiece on a level with those of Mozart and Beethoven, and has never fallen from favor.

 

Curiously enough, Gabriel Faure’s A major sonata, for all its palpably “modern” feeling, predates the Franck Sonata by more than a decade. While Franak’s sole effort in this genre is a culmination of the classical and romantic impulses, Faure’s first violin and piano sonata looks forward to musical impressionism and modernism. The lilting, almost jazzy pizzicato-scherzo movement (allegro vivo) is particularly innovative, and may well have been the inspiration for the corresponding movements in the string quartets of Ravel and Debussy. Faure wrote this sonata under the spell of young love, which doubtless accounts for its ardent melody and sun-dappled reverie.

 

Apres Un Reve is one of the songs comprising Faure’s Op. 17 , but after hearing Pablo Casals play it, Faure himself said that it was even more effective as an instrumental composition. The vocal part lies beautifully within the range of the violin.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

ARTURO DELMONI : -----------------

                     Arturo Delmoni is one of the most celebrated violinists of his generation . He has appeared throughout the world in recital and as soloist with major symphony orchestras . His debut recording, Song My Mother Taught Me, received extraordinary reviews from prominent critics in the United States and abroad . His playing embodies that romantic warmth which was the special province of the great virtuosi of the golden age of violin playing .  

 

MEG BACHMAN VAS : --------------

                    Meg Bachman Vas is a Juilliard graduate, Fulbright scholar, and Rockefeller grantee. She has performed internationally with many chamber groups and well-known soloists including Mr. Delmoni, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, and Barbara Conrad. Much in demand as a chamber musician and accompanist, she is a member of the New York Camerata and New York Philomusica, and has appeared in summer music festivals in Aspen, Chautauqua, and Sitka (Alaska).

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LABEL     : North Star

NUMBER : DS 0015

Description : A Beautiful Album Of Lovely Music From ARTURO DELMONI . Mr. Delmoni Plays A Violin By Antonio Stradivari, Of 1721 . With Mastered By Doug Sax . The End Result Is Quite Stunning, Awesome, Actually . An Absolute "Must Have" For Any Violin Aficionado . Here Limited Edition Pressing, 1990 Original Made In USA With Long Out Of Print .

 ( Artist’s Edition Made No : 664  Of  2000 !!! )

                ( Signed By Arturo Delmoni )    

RECORDS CONDITION : FACTORY SEALED !

COVER CONDITION      : FACTORY SEALED !

 

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