Moses Pergament's Sonata for violin solo (1961) is a two-movement piece composed in twelve-tone, featuring singability, meditation, dissonant harshness, and virtuoso passages.
Performer Biography
Hans Enflo, the violinist on this album, studied with Louis Persinger, a prominent violinist and pedagogue who had himself studied with Eugène Ysaÿe.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hans Enflo believes that a solo violin, despite its limitations, can touch the listener in a very special way due to its concentration.
Composition History
Johan Helmich Roman, a Swedish Baroque composer, composed around 40 works for solo violin, many of which are called 'assaggio' (attempts).
Composition History
Prokofiev's Sonata for violin solo, Op. 115, was composed in 1947 during a difficult period for Soviet composers and is his only work in this genre.
Critical Reception
Prokofiev's Sonata for violin solo, Op. 115, is his least performed and recorded violin work, and he never heard it performed.
Composer Biography
Sergei Prokofiev, a Russian composer, was born in Sontsivka near Donetsk in Ukraine and worked as a composer, pianist, and conductor.
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