Franz Schubert - Music for Violin Vol. 2 (Ariadne Daskalakis; Paolo Giacometti)

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Composer: Franz Schubert

• (01) Rondo in B minor, Op. 70, D. 895
• (02) Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 137 No. 1, D. 384
• (05) Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 137 No. 2, D. 385
• (09) Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 162, D. 574 "Grand Duo"

Ariadne Daskalakis, violin

Paolo Giacometti, fortepiano

Date: 2020

Label: BIS
https://bis.se/performers/daskalakis-ariadne/schubert-music-for-violin-ii

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Review

Most of Schubert’s music for piano and violin dates from his earlier years, and it was probably intended for him to play with his violinist elder brother, Ferdinand. But towards the end of his short life Schubert composed two pieces – a Rondo brillant in B minor and a large-scale Fantasy in C major – which were aimed at professional virtuosos. They were written, in fact, for the Bohemian violinist Josef Slavík, once described by Chopin as ‘a second Paganini’, and the pianist Karl Maria von Bocklet, for whom Schubert composed a big piano sonata in D major in the same year of 1826. The B minor Rondo is a fine piece, with a dramatic slow introduction whose music comes back in a transfigured form during the course of the exuberant gipsy-style rondo itself.

The first of the early sonatas is a relatively modest piece which reflects Schubert’s love of Mozart. More characteristic and ambitious are the melancholy Second Sonata in A minor, and the warmly lyrical Duo in A major D574, which has one of the most beautiful beginnings among all Schubert’s youthful compositions. Ariadne Daskalakis and Paolo Giacometti, playing on original instruments, give attractive performances of all three sonatas, and they negotiate the considerable difficulties of the late Rondo with admirable skill.

The recording places the violin just a shade too close, so the piano is occasionally in danger of being overshadowed, but it’s not a serious reservation in a disc that gives a good deal of pleasure.

-- Misha Donat, BBC Music Magazine

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Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer who was extremely prolific during his short lifetime. His output consists of over six hundred secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music. Today, Schubert is ranked among the greatest composers of the late Classical era and early Romantic era and is one of the most frequently performed composers of the early nineteenth century. His music is characterized by pleasing tunes while still has "a great wealth of technical finesse".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Schubert

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Ariadne Daskalakis is a Greek-American violinist. Born in Boston. An avid chamber musician, she led the Manon Quartet Berlin for 10 years, and performs regularly as recitalist or, on baroque violin, with her Ensemble Vintage Köln. Numerous recordings document the unusually broad spectrum of her repertoire and the rich depth of her musical experiences. Daskalakis also collaborates with composers, exploring new music and genres. She is now based in Cologne, and is Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Cologne. Daskalakis plays a violin by G.B. Guadagnini.
http://www.ariadne-daskalakis.com

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