Prokofiev & Stravinsky: Chamber Works

Featuring

Joseph Szigeti
Joseph Levine
Leonid Hambro
Mitch Miller
Robert McGinnis
Bert Gassman

Sol Schoenbach
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Prokofiev

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Performer Biography

Joseph Szigeti was renowned for exploring new and unusual repertoire, premiering Hamilton Harty's violin concerto in 1908 and championing works by diverse 20th-century composers.

Recording & Production

All three Stravinsky works on this CD feature the composer, Igor Stravinsky, as an accompanying artist.

Performer Biography

Joseph Szigeti, the violinist on this album, was born in 1892 near the Hungarian-Rumanian border and was a pupil of the distinguished pedagogue Jenö Hubay.

Performer Biography

Joseph Szigeti, the violinist, was recognized as one of the most important violinists of his generation by the time of his American debut in 1925.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky, the composers featured, both studied with Rimsky-Korsakov and grew up under the spell of Russian nationalism, yet each created a unique voice.

Composition History

Prokofiev's First Sonata was sketched in the U.S. in 1938 but completed eight years later in the Soviet Union.

Composition History

Prokofiev's Second Violin Sonata was initially written for flute and piano, and was adapted for violin at the suggestion of David Oistrakh, a renowned violinist.