Alexandre Kantorow - Momentum 2 (CD)

The second instalment of our Momentum diptych offers a mirror image in two pieces never before recorded together: the young fin-de-siècle Strauss in his last chamber work, and the Korngold of the post-war period, still decked in the colors of Hollywood. The fleeting moment of this reflection is captured in the snapshot of this recording, in which Liya Petrova and her partners Alexandre Kantorow and Duncan Ward combine to make the strings of two masterpieces vibrate in sympathy. It is a unique élan, and a momentum to be grasped.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35 I. Moderato nobile
2. Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35 II. Romance
3. Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35 III. Allegro assai vivace
4. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op.18, TrV 151 I. Allegro, ma non troppo
5. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op.18, TrV 151 II. Andante cantabile
6. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op.18, TrV 151 III. Finale. Andante