Bartók's Sonata for Solo Violin originally included micro-intervals, which made the work seem unplayable to Yehudi Menuhin, leading Bartók to offer a tempered chromatic version for the premiere.
Interpretation
This recording features the original version of Bartók's fourth movement, including the micro-intervals in the Presto, which were omitted from the premiere performance.
Composition History
Paul Ben-Haim composed his Sonata for Solo Violin in just three days after Yehudi Menuhin requested a difficult solo work from him in 1951.
Composition History
Béla Bartók's Sonata for Solo Violin, his last complete work, was commissioned by violinist Yehudi Menuhin in 1943, during a period when Bartók was struggling financially and with leukemia.
Performer Biography
Liv Migdal, the violinist on this album, was awarded the Paul Roczek Music Award in 2016 for outstanding violin playing and was a scholarship holder for a project giving a voice to ostracized composers.
Composer Biography
Paul Ben-Haim, originally Paul Frankenburger, emigrated from Germany to British Mandate Palestine in 1933 to escape anti-Semitic hostilities and the Shoah, changing his name to 'Son of Heinrich'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Johann Sebastian Bach, Paul Ben-Haim, and Béla Bartók, music served as a form of refuge during dramatic and critical phases of their lives.
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