Shostakovich, Janacek & Bloch: Violin Sonatas

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[Midori's] veiled tone and impeccable intonation lure us into Bloch's world...Throughout [the Janacek] she isn't afraid to dig hard into the strings, but she also knows when to mine the seam... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Sep 2013
Catalogue No: ONYX4084
Label: Onyx
Length: 67 minutes

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Bloch, E: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano "Poème mystique"

Work length19:59

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Janáček: Violin Sonata

Work length16:07

$4.00

$5.60

Midori Seiler, Őzgür Aydin

I Con moto

Track length4:56

$1.00

$1.40

II Ballada

Track length4:24

$1.00

$1.40

III Allegretto

Track length2:22

$1.00

$1.40

IV Adagio

Track length4:25

$1.00

$1.40

Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Op. 134

Work length30:56

$4.50

$6.30

Midori Seiler, Őzgür Aydin

I Andante

Track length10:00

$1.50

$2.10

II Allegretto

Track length6:48

$1.00

$1.40

III Largo

Track length14:08

$2.00

$2.80

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Midori makes her debut on ONYX with three 20th-century violin sonatas: Bloch’s seldom heard 2nd sonata ‘Poéme mystique’, Janácek’s sonata of 1914-21 and Shostakovich’s late G major sonata of 1968, a stark masterpiece composed for David Oistrakh and Sviatoslav Richter.

Midori made her debut at the age of 11 as a surprise guest soloist with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta in 1982. She is recognised as an extraordinary performer, a devoted and gifted educator, and an innovative community engagement activist. In 2007, Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General named Midori a UN Messenger of Peace.

Writing about these works Midori says, "These are three works that interweave the anxieties or the modern world condition with much hope for the future. In the end, the music fills us with a great feeling or warmth and compassion while not shying away from what must be confronted".

Reviews

January 2014

[Midori's] veiled tone and impeccable intonation lure us into Bloch's world...Throughout [the Janacek] she isn't afraid to dig hard into the strings, but she also knows when to mine the seam of lyricism below the music's surface.

January 2014

Midori brings her highly accomplished manner to three works very different in their demands...Midori is really at her best in Bloch's Second Violin Sonata, with its long, rhapsodic lines and gently reflective manner, gracefully phrased and expounded here.

29th November 2013

These are very fine performances by two players who not only have an affinity for this repertoire, but play with a shared purpose. They listen to each other and appear to be on the same wavelength, delivering performances which are compelling and captivating...this recording is marked with distinction.

13th October 2013

Midori’s playing in these three satisfyingly aligned 20th-century violin and piano sonatas is imbued not just with a keen beauty, but somehow with a thoughtfulness...Janacek’s fascinatingly inventive and searching four-movement sonata (1922) is the disc’s deeply rewarding centrepiece.

27th October 2013

All are works of angst and emotion. Midori honours these three composers with playing of technical precision and eloquence.

Shostakovich, Janacek & Bloch: Violin Sonatas

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