Artist: Dmitry Smirnov
Album: Bartók, J.S. Bach & Schneeberger: Solo Violin Works
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2021
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 58:48
Total Tracks: 12
Total Size: 2,19 GB

Tracklist:

01. Dmitry Smirnov – Bartók: Solo Violin Sonata, Sz. 117: I. Tempo di ciaccona (08:20)
02. Dmitry Smirnov – Bartók: Solo Violin Sonata, Sz. 117: II. Fuga. Risoluto, non troppo vivo (04:06)
03. Dmitry Smirnov – Bartók: Solo Violin Sonata, Sz. 117: III. Melodia. Adagio (06:27)
04. Dmitry Smirnov – Bartók: Solo Violin Sonata, Sz. 117: IV. Presto (04:36)
05. Dmitry Smirnov – Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemande (03:54)
06. Dmitry Smirnov – Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Courante (02:10)
07. Dmitry Smirnov – Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabande (03:11)
08. Dmitry Smirnov – Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Gigue (04:12)
09. Dmitry Smirnov – Bach: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (09:25)
10. Dmitry Smirnov – Schneeberger: Solo Violin Sonata: I. Introduzione. Adagio, rubato (02:52)
11. Dmitry Smirnov – Schneeberger: Solo Violin Sonata: II. Allegro comodo e grazioso (06:38)
12. Dmitry Smirnov – Schneeberger: Solo Violin Sonata: III. Finale. Allegro vivace, ma non troppo (02:50)

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Russian violinist Dmitry Smirnov’s debut recording on First Hand Records features works by master baroque composer (Johann Sebastian Bach), a leading figure of 20th century music (B’ela Bart’ok) and a wonderful newly discovered work by influential Swiss violinist Hansheinz Schneeberger who died in 2019. The Schneeberger’s Sonata, written two years before Bart’ok’s Sonata, is a violin show piece, displaying much imagination in its idiomatic and virtoustic violin writing – this is the first recording of the work. There are many connections that link these three works together – the Bart’ok and Schneeberger Sonatas show influences of Bach. Also, Bart’ok’s First Violin Concerto was premi`ered by Schneeberger. On this album Smirnov plays a modern violin made by Philipp Bonhoeffer (Bart’ok and Schneeberger) and a 1795 Johann Sch”onfelder violin (Bach).