Bartok: 44 Duos; Shostakovich: Three Violin Duets; Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins

Bela Bartok (Composer), Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Samuel Sanders (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Samuel Sanders
• Composer: Bela Bartok, Dmitry Shostakovich, Sergey Prokofiev
• Audio CD (January 9, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000005GT5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #421,708 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 44 Duos: No.1 Teasing Song

2. 44 Duos: No.2 Dance

3. 44 Duos: No.3 Menuetto

4. 44 Duos: No.4 Midsummer Night Song

5. 44 Duos: No.5 Slovak Song No.1

6. 44 Duos: No.6 Hungarian Song No.1

7. 44 Duos: No.7 Rumanian Song

8. 44 Duos: No.8 Slovak Song No.2

9. 44 Duos: No.9 Play

10. 44 Duos: No.10 Ruthenian Song

11. 44 Duos: No.11 Lullaby

12. 44 Duos: No.12 Hay-Harvesting Song

13. 44 Duos: No.13 Wedding Song

14. 44 Duos: No.14 Cushion Dance

15. 44 Duos: No.15 Soldier's Song

16. 44 Duos: No.16 Burlesque

17. 44 Duos: No.17 Marching Song No.1

18. 44 Duos: No.18 Marching Song No.2

19. 44 Duos: No.19 Fairy Tale

20. 44 Duos: No.20 Song

See all 52 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Pieces from 20th Century Masters, April 9, 2001

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"virtuosoviolinist" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bartok: 44 Duos; Shostakovich: Three Violin Duets; Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins (Audio CD)

EMI Classics did a great favor for classical music connoisseurs when it released a series of recordings of lesser known works from the last 150 years under the Matrix label. This disc features the well known violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman playing pieces composed by some of the 20th century's most celebrated composers. Bartok's duos are interesting in that the higher the number of the duo, the more complex and, in my opinion, the more enjoyable it is, with the 44th duo being the most spirited and compelling of the set. The pieces by Shostakovich and Prokofiev are also impressive. The sound quality of the CD is absolutely astounding, especially considering that the recording sessions took place in the late 1970s. I recommend this to anyone interested in exploring works by Bartok, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev that are outside of what is typically performed.