Duos From Marlboro

Various Artists
Classical | Sep 2006

Reviews

mufaor
Reviewed 2006-10-09
Classical duos by Schubert, Prokofiev and Kirchner, spanning nearly 2 centuries. Fascinating pieces, spot-on performances by master players. Well-worth listening to and playing. Check out the track descrips for more detail - each piece is very different from the others. Recorded live at the Marlboro Music Festival in '68, '78, and 2002. Favs 2, 3 and 6. FCC clean.

1. Flute and piano. Starts slow, dirge-like, followed by variations of the theme, varying tempi, keys, etc. The oldest piece here, 1824 –
early Romantic.
2-5. Prokofiev sonata for two violins.
*2. Sounds a bit like Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht. Quiet and eerily dissonant.
*3. YEAH. Headbanging strident violin alternating with beautiful meandering lines. GORGEOUS and slightly violent.
4. Slow, simpler, more romantic-sounding.
5. Playful and fugue-like. American-sounding harmonies, at times sounds like fiddling.
*6. Violin and piano. One big riff :). Late-romantic and multicultural sounding, like some Ravel and Granados, though composed in 2001. Cool
riffs, syncopations, play between instruments.

Recent airplay

Duo No. 2
Music CasseroleJul 02, 2016
Duo No. 2, Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 4, Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 3, Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 2, Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 1, Introduction And Variations On "Ihr Blumlein Alle" D. 802, Op. Post. 160
CLEAN COPPER RADIOMar 26, 2015
Duo No. 2
Music CasseroleOct 20, 2012
Prokiev, Sergei - Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 (1932)
Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 2
Prime TimeNov 17, 2006
Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 2
Cognitive OverloadNov 08, 2006

Charting

2006-10-08 — 2006-12-10 Classical/Experimental
Week EndingAirplays
Nov 19 1
Nov 12 2
Oct 29 1
Oct 22 1
Oct 15 3

Track listing

1. Introduction And Variations On "Ihr Blumlein Alle" D. 802, Op. Post. 160
2. Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 1
3. Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 2
4. Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 3
5. Sonata For Two Violins In C Major, Op. 56, Mvt. 4
6. Duo No. 2