Artist: Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax
Album: Fauré & Strauss Violin Sonatas
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2015
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 53:42
Total Tracks: 7
Total Size: 530 MB

Tracklist:

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, op. 13
1. I. Allegro molto 09:59
2. II. Andante 06:40
3. III. Allegro vivo 04:10
4. IV. Allegro quasi presto 05:42

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Violin Sonata in E-flat major, op. 18, TrV 151
5. I. Allegro ma non troppo 11:07
6. II. Improvisation (Andante cantabile) 07:37
7. III. Finale (Andante-Allegro) 08:29

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Legendary violinist Itzhak Perlman is known the world over as one of the most recognizable and beloved classical artists today. The 16-time Grammy winning Perlman celebrates his 70th birthday on August 31.
Itzhak Perlman and Emanuel Ax – each winners of multiple Grammy Awards among a myriad of other honors – have teamed up for the exquisite album of Romantic-era masterpieces: the Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major by Gabriel Fauré and the lone Violin Sonata by Richard Strauss. In addition to this being Perlman’s first new solo recording in over a decade, it is also the first recording by this violin-piano team after years of performing together on stage, and the first time Perlman has recorded these two major sonatas.
Describing the Fauré sonata, Perlman says: “It smells like ambrosia – the essence of French music, a lovely piece. For a violinist, its phrases are a real satisfaction to play, as they’re so rich.” As for the Strauss sonata, Perlman says, “It’s by the young Strauss – emotionally heroic, very appassionato. I like to write stories in my mind about the music I play, to help me with the phrasing. This is a dramatic story – although in the slow movement, I imagine it in a coffeehouse, intimate and warm.”