Ulm Wallin, Roland Pöntinen - Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonatas for Violin & Piano; Triptyque; Elégie (2004)
Ulm Wallin, Roland Pöntinen - Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonatas for Violin & Piano; Triptyque; Elégie (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue) ~ 292 Mb | Total time: 65:42 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 946-2 | Recorded: 2002
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue) ~ 292 Mb | Total time: 65:42 | Scans included
Classical | Label: CPO | # 999 946-2 | Recorded: 2002
A welcome addition to the catalog of Saint-Saëns' chamber music, this disc presents four of his pieces for violin and piano in a balanced and satisfying program. Violinist Ulf Wallin and pianist Roland Pöntinen have a sympathetic feeling for Saint-Saëns that shines through their polished performances, particularly in the two sonatas – works of such interest and vitality that it is inexplicable that they are infrequently performed and recorded. In its pensive lyricism and effervescent virtuosity, the Violin Sonata No. 1 shows the influences of Brahms and Mendelssohn. Wallin gives full bow to the long, noble melodies in the first two movements, and delivers the brilliant scherzo and finale with verve. The buoyant Violin Sonata No. 2, composed 11 years later, is less direct in its sources of inspiration, and its lightness and apparent independence from German tradition may account for the work's relative neglect. All the same, Wallin and Pöntinen give the sonata an appealing rendition and make a convincing case for including this little-known gem in the standard repertoire. Less ambitious, but providing an agreeable contrast, the picturesque Triptyque and the exquisite Elégie are redolent of fin de siècle lyricism, a hallmark of Saint-Saëns. CPO's superb recording preserves a natural recital ambience without artificially boosting the players' sound.–Blair Sanderson
Performer:
Ulm Wallin, violin
Roland Pöntinen, piano
Tracklist:
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Sonata for violin & piano No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75
01. Allegro agitato - Attacca
02. Adagio
03. Allegro moderato - attacca
04. Allegro molto
Triptyque, for violin & piano, Op. 136
05. Prémice
06. Vision Congolaise
07. Joyeuseté
Sonata for violin & piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 102
08. Poco allegro
09. Scherzo. Vivace
10. Andante
11. Allegro grazioso
12. Elégy No. 2 for violin & piano, Op. 160
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Ulm Wallin, Roland Pöntinen - Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonatas for Violin & Piano; Triptyque; Elégie (2004)
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