Lucerne Festival Historic Performances, Vol. 9: Pa
) | Label: AUDITE Catalog: AUD95642 Format: CD SWISS FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA KLETZKIWritten during the 1940s, Sergei Prokofiev’s two Violin Sonatas embody the traits that characterized Prokofiev’s life: work and feeling. The melancholy Sonata No. 1 in F minor beautifully contrasts the cheerful Sonata No. 2 in D major. The emotionally intense works are beautifully performed here by violinist Franziska Pietsch and pianist Detlev Eisinger. “The performers give off sparks playing these works… These pieces need to be played exactly in this energetic, dramatic, rhythmically accentuated and pronounced manner for then they reveal their beauty, at once austere and lyrical, most intensely.” (Sudwest Presse)  Price: $20.98 |