Episode 114: 19114 Duo Gazzana - Tonu Korvits - Robert Schumann - Edvard Grieg

Prior recordings by Duo Gazzana have seen the Italian sisters garner much praise and critical acclaim for their “imaginative playing, and willingness to color outside the customary lines” (Fanfare). The BBC Music Magazine called their interpretation of César Franck’s Violin Sonata “a masterclass”, and the German Spiegel magazine considers them “one of the most interesting new chamber duos, capable of successfully linking seemingly disparate artists like Ligeti, Ravel, and Messiaen with conviction.” In a continued balancing act of combining inventive contemporary works with traditional classical repertoire on ECM New Series, this time the duo of Italian sisters Gazzana ventures back to the 19th century for impassioned interpretations of Robert Schumann’s Sonata op. 105 and Edvard Grieg’s Sonata op. 45. Premiere recordings of Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits’s Stalker Suite and notturni, each in four movements, make up the contemporary part of the program.Track Listing:1 Kõrvits: Stalker Suite / I. Into the Zone2 II. The Room3 III. Monologue4 IV. Waterfall5 Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 / I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck6 II. Allegretto7 III. Lebhaft8 Kõrvits: Notturni / I.9 II.10 III.11 iV.12 Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45 / I. Allegro molto ed appassionato13 II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza14 III. Allegro animatoHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#LaMusicaFestival #CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) [email protected] album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).