Search - Mullova, Andreszewski :: The Violin Sonatas of Bartók, Janácek, Debussy, Prokofiev & Stravinsky [Canada]

A must-have in all these works

Santa Fe Listener | Santa Fe, NM USA | 12/07/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

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This reissue includes one complete CD -- the recital from 1994 of Janacek, Debussy, and Prokofiev sontas with the marvelous Piotr Anderszewski -- and parts of two others. Real aficionados of Mullova will want to own those in their original form, but it's hard to pass up this mid-priced CD. At the very least it combines both prokofiev sonatas (No. 1 with Anderszewski, No. 2 with Bruno Canino). I won't give a full review except to say that evry reading is unmissable. Mullova is a force to be reckoned with, and it's only a shame that ehr recent tendency has been to perform mostly Baroque music in period style. As a modernist she ranks with the best around.



Here's the complete program:



Bartók:

Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz 117



Debussy:

Violin Sonata



Janacek:

Violin Sonata



Prokofiev:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80



Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a



Stravinsky:

Divertimento





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Viktoria Mullova (violin), Piotr Anderszewski & Bruno Canino (piano)

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Incisive Classic Music-Making!

Doug - Haydn Fan | California | 02/07/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Without repeating the raves for the Prokofiev, I must add how very very impressive Mullova and Anderszewski are in the Debussy. What a grand sweeping performance, calling to mind the titans of many years ago in its command, drive, and passion. This must be heard! As Santa Fe correctly points out, Mullova sounds far more at home in the moderns, and she plays far more passionately here than she does in her forays into Mozart, and while that probably is proper, the point is that she really goes to town in the moderns. The recording stage of the Janacek and the Debussy sonatas, from 1995, is better than the Prokofief by a bit - but this is all together just one super set.



If you haven't any examples of Mullova in modern music you're missing out!



Highest recommendation!"