Special offer. Grieg: To the Spring
Violin Sonatas
Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano)
It was the second of the sonatas which Elena Urioste and Tom Poster really made me fall in love with, its enigmatic dolorous introduction soon banished by typical Norwegian, grace-noted delight…Grieg...
Special offer. Grieg: To the Spring
Violin Sonatas
Elena Urioste (violin), Tom Poster (piano)
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It was the second of the sonatas which Elena Urioste and Tom Poster really made me fall in love with, its enigmatic dolorous introduction soon banished by typical Norwegian, grace-noted delight…Grieg...
About
Grieg returned to the violin sonata more than any other form, writing three Violin Sonatas that chart the trajectory of his style, as the composer himself said: “the first naïve, rich in ideas, the second national and the third with a wider horizon”. Violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster, both former BBC New Generations Artists, feel a special connection with Grieg’s Violin Sonatas, presented on this release alongside the artists’ own arrangements of two exquisite Grieg miniatures: To the Spring and Last Spring. Elena Urioste has performed with the major BBC orchestras, as well as a who’s who of ensembles from the New York Philharmonic to the Chineke! Orchestra. Tom Poster has performed over 40 concertos with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and conductors, frequently performs at the BBC Proms and Wigmore Hall, and features regularly on BBC radio and television.
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Awards and reviews
June 2020
It was the second of the sonatas which Elena Urioste and Tom Poster really made me fall in love with, its enigmatic dolorous introduction soon banished by typical Norwegian, grace-noted delight…Grieg shares his ideas equally between the two players and that aspect is especially strong here given not only the duo’s real-life partnership (they married last year) but also the meticulous recording balance which suggests real mastery.
Nov/Dec 2020
There are many fine performances of this wonderful music, but this new release goes right to the top of the heap. This lovely young couple plays with both warmth and wisdom, not to mention the kind of note-to-note interplay that makes chamber music come to life.
May 2020
mmersed spiritually and musically in the composer’s world, Urioste and Poster have the scale, gesture and intimacy of this repertory in their system. Enduringly poetic is the expressive intensity and timing they find, the slower paragraphs unfolding with aching beauty. Sincere performances, warmly engineered. Gorgeous.
March 2020
Elena Urioste and Tom Poster clearly love this youthful work, and there's an attractive, unforced quality to their playing... These are lovely performances, the package made even more attractive by the inclusion of two Grieg piano miniatures arranged for violin and piano
