The album was recorded in October 2023 at the Muziekcentrum van de Omroep in Hilversum, Netherlands.
Interpretation
For the Grieg Sonata, Daniel Lozakovich and Mikhail Pletnev pay tribute to a legendary recording by violin virtuoso Fritz Kreisler and composer/pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Performer Biography
This album marks Mikhail Pletnev's first recording of violin sonatas.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexey Shor, a mathematician who came to composition later in life, writes music in an 'old style' with beautiful melodies, offering an alternative to strictly contemporary directions.
Instruments
Daniel Lozakovich plays the 'ex-Sancy' 1713 Stradivari violin, which was previously played by the virtuosic Ivry Gitlis for almost 75 years.
Performer Biography
Daniel Lozakovich and Mikhail Pletnev, who are two generations apart in age, are presenting their first recording together as a duo on this album.
