The violin sonatas, and indeed the vast majority of the works for violin and piano, by Dohnányi and Janácek are rarely performed in the concert hall and even less frequently recorded. Neither of the sonatas represent the pinnacle in either composer's compositional arsenal. Dohnányi's contribution, like many of his works, is highly romantic with lush melodies and rich harmonies. Janácek also does not stray far from his norm with sonatas featuring many fragmentary melodies and angular harmonies. In both cases, performances by ...
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The violin sonatas, and indeed the vast majority of the works for violin and piano, by Dohnányi and Janácek are rarely performed in the concert hall and even less frequently recorded. Neither of the sonatas represent the pinnacle in either composer's compositional arsenal. Dohnányi's contribution, like many of his works, is highly romantic with lush melodies and rich harmonies. Janácek also does not stray far from his norm with sonatas featuring many fragmentary melodies and angular harmonies. In both cases, performances by musicians who do not have a clear plan as to their execution leave listeners struggling to digest exactly what' going on in the music. This Hyperion album with violinist Hagai Shaham and pianist Arnon Erez is sadly no different. Both Shaham and Erez possess a reasonably strong technique (although Shaham's intonation is sometimes shaky), but both seem to be doing their thing and rarely meeting up in the middle to produce something that can truly be considered chamber music. The duo...
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