Claudio Mondini & Anna Pecora - Bartók & Prokofiev: Works for 2 Violins (2021)

Although little know, the literature for two violins has an ancient history, that on one side refers to the educational purpose of playing together and reciprocally li-stening to each other, and on the other side refers to the folk tradition. The compositions of this album truly move within all these different perspectives: they are in part folk music pieces, in part pieces with a didactic aim, but above all they are dialogs with a high chamber music value. Bartók and Prokofiev, with the Fortyfour duets and the Sonata for two violins gifted us with two cornerstones of the literature for these instruments in the narrow space of two years, 1931 and 1932, opening this repertoire to new textures and new languages.
Tracklist
01. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 44, Erdélyi tánc (1:59)
02. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 19, Mese (1:14)
03. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 16, Burleszk (0:59)
04. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 28, Bánkódás (2:36)
05. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 43, Pizzicato (1:01)
06. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 36a, Szól a duda - No. 36b, Változata (1:56)
07. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 21, Újévköszöntő (2:12)
08. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 42, Arab dal (1:20)
09. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 17, Menetelő nóta (0:48)
10. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 38, Forgatós (0:39)
11. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 37, Preludium és kanon (2:50)
12. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 10, Rutén nóta (1:21)
13. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 35, Rutén kolomejka (1:10)
14. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 39, Szerb tánc (1:00)
15. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 7, Oláh nóta (0:38)
16. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 25, Magyar nóta (0:57)
17. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 33, Ara táskor (1:49)
18. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 4, Szentivánéji (0:46)
19. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 34, Számláló nóta (0:58)
20. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 11, Gyermekrengetéskor (1:26)
21. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 22, Szunyogtánc (0:43)
22. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 30, Újévköszöntő (0:54)
23. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 13, Lakodalmas (1:23)
24. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 31, Újévköszöntő (0:49)
25. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 32, Máramarosi tánc (0:41)
26. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 1, Párositó (1:12)
27. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 7, Tót nóta (0:54)
28. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 6, Magyar nóta (0:50)
29. Bartók: 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98 (Excerpts): No. 9, Játék (0:51)
30. Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56: I. Andante cantabile (3:07)
31. Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56: II. Allegro (3:15)
32. Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56: III. Commodo, quasi allegretto (3:56)
33. Prokofiev: Sonata for 2 Violins in C Major, Op. 56: IV. Allegro con brio (6:10)