Ustvolskaya: Complete Music for Violin & Piano Classical Chamber Divine Art

Ustvolskaya: Complete Music for Violin & Piano

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DA 5182

Ustvolskaya: Complete Music for Violin & Piano

Label Catalogue Number:
DDA25182

Running Time: 49:15

Release Date: May 2019
Originally recorded in 2019

Genre:
Classical
Chamber

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Unfairly named ‘The Lady with the Hammer’ for her uncompromising use of massive thunderous chords and ostinato rhythms, Ustvolskaya was a pupil of Shostakovich but forged her own unique way into many genres. Recently, artists have concentrated, as here, on bringing out the richness of the works and their innate lyricism. This album includes all of the composer’s music for violin and piano in two major works – the Sonata and the Duet.

Russian violinist Evgeny Sorkin was a child prodigy and performed for Isaac Stern at the age of 10 and was compared at 16 to David Oistrakh by no less than Yehudi Menuhin. He moved to Australia and balanced teaching at Sydney Conservatory with a busy recital schedule.

Natalia Andreeva is a Russian pianist who is currently Lecturer in Piano at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her 2015 recording of the complete solo piano music of Galina Ustvolskaya was very well received; she is a pianist of consummate skill who can express the power and lyricism which exist side by side in these works

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"The passion for this music is evident in the performances of the sonata and duet ..." ***

Michael Beek - BBC Music magazine (Brief Notes section) - August 2019

"... A brilliantly executed centenary tribute."

Paul Driver - The Sunday Times (Culture magazine) - 19 May 2019

“… The performances of these typically unsmiling works are exceptional. They reveal commitment and understanding from both soloists which transcends the bleakness of the music. The sound quality is excellent, as expected of the Divine Art label…”

John France – MusicWeb-International.com – 28 May 2019

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