Mendelssohn: Sonatas from Childhood, Adolescence & Adulthood
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Fresh interpretation and technical brilliance imbue "Mendelssohn: Sonatas from Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood," the first period instrument recording of this repertoire. This debut recording by the New York City based Karr-Yang Duo features three relatively unknown Mendelssohn Piano and Violin Sonatas, including the duo's own version of the unfinished 1838 F major sonata, and the stunning albeit incomplete Fragment in D. As a whole, the works tell the story of Mendelssohn's development as a composer, spanning his artistic life beginning at the age of 11, through the teenage years, and into his mature period. In this recording, the sumptuous tone and refinement of a fully restored Conrad gRaf piano from 1825 converses in equal partnership with the warm, resonant sonority of the violin's gut strings and historical set-up, revealing Mendelssohn's full-blooded, lyrical, and colorful music at its fullest realization. The Karr-Yang duo bridges the divide between musicological research and communicative performance, and presents an album which will appeal to the period instrument aficionado as well as the Mendelssohn lover.
Disc: 1 |
Violin Sonata in D Major (fragment) | 00:07:00 |
1 |
Violin Sonata in D Major (Incomplete) |
00:07:20 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q7 | 00:17:00 |
2 |
Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 7: I. Allegro |
00:06:23 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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3 |
Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 7: II. Andante |
00:06:02 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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4 |
Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 7: III. Presto |
00:04:13 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q12 | 00:17:00 |
5 |
Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12: I. Adag |
00:08:45 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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6 |
Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12: II. Poc |
00:06:05 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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7 |
Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q 12: III. Al |
00:04:43 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q26 | 00:29:00 |
8 |
Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 26: I. Allegro viv |
00:12:11 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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9 |
Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 26: II. Adagio |
00:05:49 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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10 |
Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q 26: III. Assai viv |
00:06:05 |
Karr-Yang Duo
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