Mozart Complete Sonatas & Variations For Piano & Violin
Navona, 2025
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Listen to Mozart Complete Sonatas & Variations For Piano & Violin
The pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico and violinist Jacques Israelievitch pays tribute to Israelievitch 10 years after his death with these works that were finished just months before he passed away.
“Violin Sonata No. 28 in E-Flat Major, K. 380” leads with the dancing keys and fluid strings interacting with tremendous playfulness and technical prowess, and it isn’t long until “Violin Sonata No. 35 in A Major, K. 526” showcases a harmonic energy and frisky progressions from Quilico and Israelievitch that emits much charm.
Arriving near the middle, the pretty intimacy of “Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379” radiates timelessness and sophistication, while “Violin Sonata No. 18 in G Major, K. 301” tugs on the heartstrings via the animated keys and stirring strings.
Moving closer to the end, “Violin Sonata No. 12 in G Major, K. 27” allows for each player’s inimitable talents to shine via the meticulous but accessible album highlight, and “Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Major, K. 6” exits with mesmerizing and melodic gestures.
Israelievitch was dealing with late stage cancer during these recordings, and the strength he needed to finish the project is both admirable and exceptional and serves as a profound action of the human spirit.
Travels well with: Pas de Trios; Toivo Tulev- Dawn, Almost Dawn