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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Camille Saint-Saëns - Violin Sonatas (Philippe Graffin; Pascal Devoyon)


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Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
  1. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75: I. Allegro agitato
  2. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75: II. Adagio
  3. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75: III. Allegro moderato
  4. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75: IV. Allegro molto
  5. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 102: I. Poco allegro
  6. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 102: II. Scherzo
  7. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 102: III. Andante
  8. Violin Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 102: IV. Allegro grazioso
  9. Triptyque, Op. 136: I. Premice
  10. Triptyque, Op. 136: II. Vision congolaise
  11. Triptyque, Op. 136: III. Joyeusete
  12. Élégie, Op. 143
  13. Élégie, Op. 160
  14. Berceuse in B flat major, Op. 38

Philippe Graffin, violin
Pascal Devoyon, piano
Date: 1999
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67100

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Review

ARTISTIC QUALITY: 9 / SOUND QUALITY: 9

The neglect of the vast majority of Saint-Saëns' chamber and orchestral output is a loss to music lovers everywhere. Even worse is the condescending attitude of musical academia toward a composer who not only was fantastically gifted in his own right, but a true scholar and student of the classics. And if his own works sometimes reflect the result of this knowledge, then what's the harm? The composer himself once said something along these lines: "He who does not get absolute pleasure from a series of well-constructed chords, beautiful only in their arrangement, is not really fond of music." The two violin sonatas, Triptyque, and shorter works contain more than an adequate share of well-constructed chords, and much else besides. They standwith the similar works of Dvorák, Fauré, and Brahms at the pinnacle of Romantic achievement in this medium, and their comparative neglect is wholly underserved, as these winsome, musicianly performances clearly demonstrate. Philippe Graffin has already demonstrated his talents in the same composer's three violin concertos. His playing marries classical refinement to a passionate urgency of expression, especially in the turbulent D minor Sonata's Beethovenian outer movements. His partner handles the busy piano parts with equal intelligence. There's a lot more muscle and substance to this music than conventional wisdom recognizes. They deserve and will reward your attention.

-- David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday

More reviews:
BBC Music Magazine PERFORMANCE: ***** / SOUND: *****

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Camille Saint-Saëns (9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include his concertos for violin, piano and cello, his 3rd symphony, Danse macabre and The Carnival of the Animals. Saint-Saëns was a musical prodigy, making his concert debut at the age of ten. He held only one teaching post for less than five years. His students included Gabriel Fauré.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Saint-Sa%C3%ABns

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Philippe Graffin (born 1964 in Romilly-sur-Seine, France) is a French violinist. Graffin was a student of the late Joseph Gingold and Philippe Hirschhorn. He has made numerous landmark recordings for labels such as Hyperion, Avie, ASV and Onyx. Graffin plays a Domenico Busano violin, made in Venice, 1730. He is currently professor at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and guest professor at the Brussels Conservatoire Royal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Graffin

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