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composer
various composers
title
Three Centuries of Russian Viola Sonatas
full list of composers
Bunin, Revol, Glinka, Mikhail, różni kompozytorzy, Shebalin, Vissarion, Sokolov, Ivan
performers
David, William, Vendryes, Basil
catalogue number
TOCN 0014
description
The Russian viola sonata is a rare bird, not least because the instrument itself was frowned upon by the Soviet authorities, and as a result Russian music for the viola has a rather patchy history. It begins in earnest in 1931, when the 1825 Sonata by Mikhail Glinka, ‘the father of Russian music’, was reconstructed from his sketches by Vadim Borisovsky, ‘the father of the Russian viola’. Thereafter, musicians and composers worked together to expand the repertoire. The relationship between the composer Revol Bunin and the violist Rudolf Barshai resulted in a sonata of 1955 which deserves wider currency. Although half a century apart, the Shebalin and Sokolov sonatas have something unusual in common: both were created as part of a tryptich, alongside sonatas for violin and cello. All four composers knew how to make the viola sing – though this lyricism is often animated by moments of drama and excitement.
format
CD x 1
label
Toccata Classics
release date
11/2/21
EAN / barcode
5060640070141
PLN 58.00
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