Itzhak Perlman- Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
The distinctive character of each of Prokofiev's Violin Concertos seems rooted in it's genesis: the first, nervy and iconoclastic, coincided with the Russian Revolution; the second, more sober and expansively lyrical, dates from 1935, when Prokofiev was preparing a permanent return to his native country. The two concertos were written nineteen years apart - a period that coincides almost completely with the years Prokofiev spent "in exile", first in the US and then in France. He composed No. 1 shortly before leaving Russia, and No. 2 just months before his return to the Soviet Union. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the two works are so different from one another. Perlman chose to record these two concertos with Gennady Rozhdestvensky, whose experience in this repertoire he no doubt deemed second to none.
Track List
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 19: I. Andantino
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 19: II. Scherzo (Vivacissimo)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 19: III. Moderato
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63: I. Allegro Moderato
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63: II. Andante Assai - Allegretto
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63: III. Allegro Ben Marcato
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The distinctive character of each of Prokofiev's Violin Concertos seems rooted in it's genesis: the first, nervy and iconoclastic, coincided with the Russian Revolution; the second, more sober and expansively lyrical, dates from 1935, when Prokofiev was preparing a permanent return to his native country. The two concertos were written nineteen years apart - a period that coincides almost completely with the years Prokofiev spent "in exile", first in the US and then in France. He composed No. 1 shortly before leaving Russia, and No. 2 just months before his return to the Soviet Union. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the two works are so different from one another. Perlman chose to record these two concertos with Gennady Rozhdestvensky, whose experience in this repertoire he no doubt deemed second to none.
Track List
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 19: I. Andantino
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 19: II. Scherzo (Vivacissimo)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 19: III. Moderato
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63: I. Allegro Moderato
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63: II. Andante Assai - Allegretto
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 63: III. Allegro Ben Marcato
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