Faure & Strauss Violin Sonatas

Faure & Strauss Violin Sonatas
- Itzhak Perlman, the reigning virtuoso of the violin, celebrates his 70th birthday (August 31) with a new release on UMC/DG - his first new solo album in 16 years
Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman is known the world over as one of the most recognizable and beloved classical artists today. The 16-time Grammy winning Perlman celebrates his 70th birthday on August 31; the milestone is marked with multiple releases paying tribute to his catalog as well as Perlmans first new solo recording in 16 years. FaurÃ© & Strauss Violin Sonatas with pianist Emanuel Ax will be released on August 28 on Deutsche Grammophon/UMC, on the heels of the 25-CD box set Itzhak Perlman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, released May 26 on DG/UMC.

Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax each winners of multiple Grammy Awards among a myriad of other honors have teamed up for the exquisite album of Romantic-era masterpieces: the Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major by Gabriel FaurÃ© and the lone Violin Sonata by Richard Strauss. In addition to this being Perlmans first new solo recording in over a decade, it is also the first recording by this violin-piano team after years of performing together on stage, and the first time Perlman has recorded these two major sonatas. Perlman and Ax will also kick-off a series of concert dates later this year (see below for itinerary).

Describing the FaurÃ© sonata, Perlman says: It smells like ambrosia the essence of French music, a lovely piece. For a violinist, its phrases are a real satisfaction to play, as theyre so rich. As for the Strauss sonata, Perlman says, Its by the young Strauss emotionally heroic, very appassionato. I like to write stories in my mind about the music I play, to help me with the phrasing. This is a dramatic story although in the slow movement, I imagine it in a coffeehouse, intimate and warm.
Country USA
Brand Verve
Manufacturer Deutsche Grammophon
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 17712541
Model 35224190
ReleaseDate 2015-08-28
UnitCount 1
UPCs 028948117741
EANs 0028948117741

Country	USA
Brand	Verve
Manufacturer	Deutsche Grammophon
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	17712541
Model	35224190
ReleaseDate	2015-08-28
UnitCount	1
UPCs	028948117741
EANs	0028948117741

Faure & Strauss Violin Sonatas

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