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Claude Debussy, Edward Elgar, Jean Sibelius, Ottorino Respighi
Tamsin Waley-Cohen / Huw Watkins
1917: Works for Violin & Piano
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212037621
- Catalog number SIGCD 376
- Release date 11 April 2014
About the album
'Rising-star violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen and pianist composer Huw Watkins present a diverse program of duo chamber works written as war was WWI was raging in Europe.
None of these four contrasting works specifically attempt to conjure up images of the conflict or memorialize it. Rather, these works are all conceived as absolute music, albeit, in the case of the Elgar and Debussy sonatas, imbued with a melancholy regret that may have been a reflection of those tragic four years.'
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11Violin Sonata in G minor, L.140 I. Allegro vivo
05:11 -
12Violin Sonata in G minor, L.140 II. Intermede: Fantastique et leger
04:45 -
13Violin Sonata in G minor, L.140 III. Finale: Tres anime
04:35 -
14Violin Sonata in B minor, P.110 I. Moderato
09:57 -
15Violin Sonata in B minor, P.110 II. Andante espressivo
08:59 -
16Violin Sonata in B minor, P.110 III. Passacaglia: Allegro moderato ma energico
08:11 -
21Five Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op.81 I. Mazurka
02:44 -
22Five Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op.81 II. Rondino – allegretto grazioso
02:18 -
23Five Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op.81 III. Valse
03:46 -
24Five Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op.81 IV. Aubade
03:11 -
25Five Pieces for Violin & Piano, Op.81 V. Menuetto
04:50 -
26Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82 I. Allegro: risoluto
09:01 -
27Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82 II. Romance
08:16 -
28Violin Sonata in E minor, Op.82 III. Allegro non troppo
09:22