Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 115, was conceived as an experiment to be played in unison by twenty young violinists, inspired by Soviet violinists performing solo works by Bach and Handel.
Composer Biography
Ernst-Lothar von Knorr, a contemporary of Paul Hindemith, composed around 200 works, but about half of them were destroyed during the war.
Compositional Technique
The collected solo works by Paul Hindemith, Sergei Prokofiev, and Ernst-Lothar von Knorr on this album all share a common characteristic: their reliance on Baroque and classical forms.
Compositional Technique
All composers on this album, featuring solo violin works from the 20th and 21st centuries, likely drew inspiration from Johann Sebastian Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas.
Composer Biography
Ernst-Lothar von Knorr's association with National Socialism and membership in the NSDAP damaged his image, even though his Concerto grosso was dismissed as 'cultural Bolshevism' in 1936.
Performer Biography
Markéta Janoušková, the violinist on this album, draws inspiration from folk music and founded FolkloreClassic, a crossover project with her father's dulcimer band.
Composition History
Paul Hindemith's Sonata for Solo Violin, Op. 11, No. 6, existed as a fragment for many years and only received its world premiere in 2001 by violinist Christian Tetzlaff.
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