Evgeny Sviridov, Ludus Instrumentalis, Stanislav Gres, Alexander Scherf, Liza Solovey - Benda: Sonatas & Capriccios (2023)

In the summer of 2010, a Russian violinist by the name of Evgeny Sviridov participated in the Leipzig Bach Competition. And he went home as a winner - much to the surprise of his teacher in St. Petersburg, who knew nothing about it. One year later, the young man's debut CD featuring works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber was released, and critics were speechless, for he played "so refreshingly, full of life and breath, as if he had just written this music himself." His latest recording for cpo is dedicated to the Bohemian composer and violinist Franz Benda who came from a very modest background to make a career at the court of Frederick II of Prussia. And we realise once again that Sviridov does not like old, dusty ideas. Already after a few bars, the leader of Concerto Köln lets us know that music is indeed an overwhelming narrative of sound, thus saving us from reading many clever books on the subject…
Tracklist
01. Sonata for violin and b.c. in C Minor, L3.10: I. Adagio poco Andante
02. Sonata for violin and b.c. in C Minor, L3.10: II. Allegro
03. Sonata for violin and b.c. in C Minor, L3.10: III. Presto
04. Capriccio 2 in F Minor
05. Sonata XXVII for violin and basso in G Major, L3.86: I. Allegretto
06. Sonata XXVII for violin and basso in G Major, L3.86: II. Siciliano
07. Sonata XXVII for violin and basso in G Major, L3.86: III. Scherzando
08. Capriccio 27 & Minuetto
09. Sonata XVII for violin and cello in A Minor, L3.118: I. Adagio un poco Andante con Sordino
10. Sonata XVII for violin and cello in A Minor, L3.118: II. Allegretto
11. Sonata XVII for violin and cello in A Minor, L3.118: III. Presto
12. Capriccio 35 & Angloise
13. Capriccio 38 & Polognese
14. Sonata for violin and b.c. in B Flat Major, L3.125: I. Adagio
15. Sonata for violin and b.c. in B Flat Major, L3.125: II. Allegro non molto
16. Sonata for violin and b.c. in B Flat Major, L3.125: III. Presto