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Track(s) taken from CDA67841

Two Pastels, Op 44

composer
1917; dedicated to Efrem Zimbalist

Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano)
Recording details: February 1996
Jerusalem Music Centre, Israel
Produced by Eric Wen
Engineered by Yuval Karin & Vadim Beili
Release date: March 2012
Total duration: 6 minutes 35 seconds

Cover artwork: The Violin Composition by Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926)
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Bridgeman Images
 

Reviews

‘Shaham and Erez deliver outstandingly committed performances, revelling in the music's virtuosity, fantasy and heightened intensity of expression’ (BBC Music Magazine)
From 1917 are the two Pastels, Op 44, dedicated to Efrem Zimbalist, with contrasting characters. The first is broad and poetic, its melodic idea developed in rich chords and deep registers, building to a chromatic climax before a calm conclusion. The second transforms its sprightly melody through skipping sequences and fizzing balletic pyrotechnics.

from notes by Malcolm Miller © 2012

Les deux Pastels, op. 44 (1917), sont dédiés à Efrem Zimbalist; ils ont un caractère contrasté. Le premier est large et poétique, son idée mélodique se développe sur des accords riches dans des registres profonds; elle s’élève à un sommet chromatique avant une conclusion calme. Le second transforme sa mélodie alerte au travers de séquences bondissantes et de feux d’artifice crépitants dignes d’un ballet.

extrait des notes rédigées par Malcolm Miller © 2012
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris

Von 1917 stammen die beiden Pastels op. 44 die unterschiedliche Charaktere besitzen und Efrem Zimbalist gewidmet sind. Das erste ist weit und poetisch angelegt, das melodische Motiv wird mit reichhaltigen Akkorden und in tiefer Lage ausgearbeitet, steigert sich zu einem chromatischen Höhepunkt und kommt zu einem ruhigen Ende. Das zweite Stück verwandelt seine muntere Melodie durch hüpfende Sequenzen und eine perlende ballettartige Brillanz.

aus dem Begleittext von Malcolm Miller © 2012
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

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