The relationship between Igor Stravinsky and the violin didn't get off to a promising start: early on in his career the composer stated that he was not fond of stringed instruments, finding them 'rich in cheap expressivity'. He was also suspicious of virtuoso interpreters - among which violinists were particularly numerous - and their tendency to 'seek immediate triumphs and to lend themselves to the wishes of the public'. Nevertheless there are in Stravinsky's oeuvre a number of works featuring a solo violin, all of which have now been recorded by his compatriot Ilya Gringolts. The focus of the preceding volume was on the works for violin and piano, most of them Stravinsky's arrangements of his own music for the stage, and Gringolts and pianist Peter Laul were praised for their performances, for instance in Fanfare: 'The Russian duo has discovered - and created - new freshness in the sound of Stravinsky's music for the instrument. Urgently recommended.' On the present release, Gringolts combines duos - again in the company of Laul - with other genres, including Stravinsky's most famous work for the violin: his Violin Concerto from 1931. In the concerto, as in the extract for solo violin and strings from the ballet Apollon musagÃ¨te, Gringolts is supported by Orquesta SinfÃ³nica de Galicia conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk.

Tracklist:

Pastorale (Arr. For Violin & Chamber Ensemble)
Ballade
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): I. Introduzione. Allegro Moderato
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): II. Serenata. Larghetto
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): III. Tarantella. Vivace
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): IV. Gavotte Con Due Variazioni
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): V. Scherzino. Presto Alla Breve
Suite Italienne (Version For Violin & Piano): VI. Minuetto E Finale. Moderato - Molto Vivace
Divertimento (Arr. For Violin & Piano): I. Sinfonia. Andante
Divertimento (Arr. For Violin & Piano): II. Danses Suisses. Tempo Giusto
Divertimento (Arr. For Violin & Piano): III. Scherzo. Allegretto Grazioso
Divertimento (Arr. For Violin & Piano): Iva. Pas De Deux. Adagio
Divertimento (Arr. For Violin & Piano): Ivb. Variation. Allegretto Grazioso
Divertimento (Arr. For Violin & Piano): Ivc. Coda. Presto
Apollon Musagète: No. 2, Variation D'apollon
Violin Concerto In D Major: I. Toccata
Violin Concerto In D Major: II. Aria I
Violin Concerto In D Major: III. Aria II
Violin Concerto In D Major: IV. Capriccio
Élégie (Version For Violin)
Tango (Arr. For Violin & Piano)

UPC: 7318599922751
Label: Bis
Release Date: 6.1.18
Format: CD

Stravinsky / Laul / Galicia - Music for Violin 2 (CD)