Yulia Chaplina, the pianist on this recording, is a winner of seven international piano competitions and has performed in major venues worldwide.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Prokofiev identified five root elements making up his 'polystylistic' compositional style: classical, innovation, toccata (motoric), lyric, and 'grotesque' (jocular).
Composition History
Many pieces on this album are first recordings, including the 'Tarantella' from Childhood Manuscripts and the 'Diamond Waltz' from The Tale of the Stone Flower.
Composer Biography
Prokofiev's creative life was marked by close collaborations with many figures, including impresarios, conductors, and instrumentalists like cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and violinist David Oistrakh.
Recording & Production
The recording of Visions Fugitives was made possible by the loan of a Goffriller violin from Mikhail Bereznitsky.
Album & Artwork
This album features 37 short pieces by Prokofiev, transcribed for violin and piano, offering a panoramic tour of his work over five decades.
Performer Biography
Jascha Heifetz, whose transcriptions are featured on this album, was such a legendary violinist that Fritz Kreisler reportedly said upon hearing him play, 'We might as well go home and break our fiddles across our knees'.
