 | from Ernst: Violin Music (CDA67619) 1 Rondino scherzo: Con spirito [4'59] 28 minutes 58 seconds 11 tracks2 Allegretto: Con grazia [2'01] 3 Terzetto: Allegro moderato e tranquillo [7'00] 4 Allegro risoluto [2'50] 5 Air de Ballet: Allegretto con giusto [3'02] 6 A. Introduction. Moderato – Theme. Andante non troppo [2'25] 7 B. Variation I [1'22] 8 C. Variation II [1'52] 9 D. Variation III [0'46] 10 E. Variation IV. Poco più vivo [0'52] 11 F. Finale [1'49] ‘Ilya Gringolts has the measure of both the virtuosity and the romantic sensibility—his performance of the fantasy is quite outstanding … he plays the lyrical passages with an intense commitment ... ‘Blessings on Ilya Gringolts for having the cojones, as well as the fingers, to record Ernst's Six Polyphonic Studies for Solo Violin … the performances are among the greatest displays of virtuos ... ‘In the right hands, such as those belonging to Ilya Gringolts, it actually achieves a degree of musical viability … what profundity there is comes from the listener's shivering realization that ... |