Russian violinist Dmitry Smirnov's dÃ©but recording on FHR features works by master baroque composer (J.S. Bach), a leading figure of 20th century music (BÃ©la BartÃ³k) and a wonderful newly discovered work by influential Swiss violinist Hansheinz Schneeberger who died in 2019. The Schneeberger Sonata, written two years before BartÃ³k's Sonata, is a violin show piece, displaying much imagination in it's idiomatic and virtoustic violin writing - this is the first recording of the work. There are many connections that link these three works together - the BartÃ³k and Schneeberger sonatas show influences of Bach. Also, BartÃ³k's First Violin Concerto was premiÃ¨red by Schneeberger. On this album Smirnov plays a modern violin made by Philipp Bonhoeffer (BartÃ³k and Schneeberger) and a 1795 Johann SchÃ¶nfelder violin (Bach).

Tracklist:

Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 38~Tempo di ciaccona
Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 38~Fuga: Risoluto, non troppo vivo
Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 38~Melodia: Adagio
Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 38~Presto
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004~Allemande
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004~Courante
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004~Sarabande
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004~Gigue
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004~Chaconne
Sonata for Solo Violin~Introduzione (quasi cadenza): Adagio, rubato
Sonata for Solo Violin~Allegro comodo e grazioso
Sonata for Solo Violin~Finale: Allegro vivace, ma non troppo

UPC: 5060216348117
Label: First Hand
Release Date: 8.20.21
Format: CD

J Bach .S. / Smirnov - Violin Works (CD)