Villa-Lobos: Complete Violin Sonatas
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HECTOR VILLA-LOBOS
Villa-Lobos: Complete Violin Sonatas
Emmanuele Baldini (violin) Pablo Rossi (piano)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 9 July 2021
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Heitor Villa-Lobos's three violin sonatas date from a key period in his career: the moment at which he matured as a composer, established his personal idiom and achieved his first professional triumphs. Each sonata shares some influence from French late Romanticism or Impressionism, as well as revealing Villa-Lobos's skill as a string player. The First Violin Sonata's subtitle of Désespérance ('Despair') suits its melancholy lyricism, while the 'infinite abundance of musical ideas' in the Second Violin Sonata is characterised by a wide range of emotions. The sophisticated Third Violin Sonata is steeped in the influence of Debussy, but also anticipates Villa-Lobos's new directions in the 1920s.
"Baldini produces an alluring tone that taps into the natural resonances of his instrument, and phrases with a natural instinct for cantabile espressivo. His sensitive and responsive partner, Pablo Rossi, who helps create the indelible impression that this elusive yet deeply rewarding music is among the finest ever written for violin and piano" BBC Music Magazine Chamber Choice October 2021
"This useful survey of a compact and appealing sub-oeuvre comprises the three sonatas the Brazilian composer produced between 1912 and 1920...The performances are invigorating" Sunday Times
"Their ensemble work is excellent too - not least in the closing movement of the third sonata, especially in the rapid passages towards its close. These are played with attractive effervescence without at any time sounding rushed or superficial." MusicWeb Recommended
Tracks:
Violin Sonata (Fantasia) No. 1, "Désespérance" (Despair)
Violin Sonata (Fantasia) No. 2
Violin Sonata No. 3
