The Art of Roman Totenberg: From Bach to Webern - Recordings from 1943-1996 / Totenberg, violin

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Album Summary

Performers

• Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Dean Sanders (Piano)
• Soulima Stravinsky (Piano)
• Shizue Sano (Piano)

Composers

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Anton Webern (1883 - 1945)
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
• Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840)
• Luigi Dallapiccola (1904 - 1975)
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Notes & Reviews:

Roman Totenberg has remained a presence in the music world since the age of seven when he first performed as a child prodigy during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Even today, five years after a final recital at age 95, his days involve teaching, illuminating music, coaching artists and preparing the next generation of performers. These recordings span a 50-year period of his career from 1943 to 1996.

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Works Details

Brahms, Johannes : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108

• Performers: Roman Totenberg (Violin); Dean Sanders (Piano)
• Running Time: 20 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1886-1888

Debussy, Claude : Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor

• Performers: Dean Sanders (Piano); Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 13 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1916-1917

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Violin solo no 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

• Performers: Roman Totenberg (Violin); Dean Sanders (Piano)
• Running Time: 19 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Paganini, Niccolò : Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1

• Performers: Roman Totenberg (Violin); Dean Sanders (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1817

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Quartet for Strings in f, Op. 95 :: 2. Allegretto ma non troppo

• Performer: Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 6 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Quartet for Strings in f, Op. 95 :: 3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso

• Performer: Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Quartet for Strings in f, Op. 95 :: 4. Larghetto espressivo

• Performer: Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Quartet for Strings in f, Op. 95 :: 5. Allegretto agitato; Allegro

• Performer: Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810

Copland, Aaron : Sonata for violin & piano

• Performers: Soulima Stravinsky (Piano); Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 18 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1942-1943

Dallapiccola, Luigi : Studies (2) for violin and piano

• Performers: Soulima Stravinsky (Piano); Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 9 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1947

Webern, Anton : Pieces (4) for violin & piano, Op. 7

• Performers: Soulima Stravinsky (Piano); Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Schoenberg, Arnold : Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47

• Performers: Soulima Stravinsky (Piano); Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 9 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1949

Stravinsky, Igor : Duo Concertante, for violin & piano

• Performers: Roman Totenberg (Violin); Soulima Stravinsky (Piano)
• Running Time: 15 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1932

Ravel, Maurice : Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major

• Performers: Shizue Sano (Piano); Roman Totenberg (Violin)
• Running Time: 18 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1923-1927