IDAGIO | Violin Duo Recital: Kogan, Dmitri / Vassilieva, Marianna - Telemann, G.P. / Boccherini, L. / Honegger, A. / Ysaye, E. (Two Violins) 013491339023

Featuring

Dmitri Kogan
Marianna Vassilieva
Georg Philipp Telemann
Luigi Boccherini
Arthur Honegger
Eugène Ysaÿe

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Performer Biography

Marianna Vassilieva, a violinist born in 1986 in St. Petersburg, began studying violin at age four and won the International Virtuoso Competition in St. Petersburg in 1997.

Composition History

Eugène Ysaÿe's Duo Sonata for Two Solo Violins was considered so difficult by its original publisher that they created an easier trio version, and the original is still not often performed due to its complexity.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Telemann, though a violinist himself, valued versatility in musicians and worked to make music more widely accessible to both audiences and players.

Composer Biography

Eugène Ysaÿe, a Belgian violin virtuoso, was a proponent of the romantic style in violin writing and inspired composers like Franck and Chausson to write concert works for him.

Compositional Technique

Luigi Boccherini, an Italian cello virtuoso, developed an increasingly original style that was always idiomatic for string instruments, characterized by lyrical gifts and attention to melodic detail.

Performer Biography

Dmitri Kogan, a violinist born in 1978, is the grandson of world-famous violinist Leonid Kogan and made his first public appearance with a symphony orchestra at the age of 10.

Composer Biography

Georg Philipp Telemann, a prolific composer, spanned the late Baroque era and the transition into the galant style and early classicism, influencing music in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.