RESPIGHI, O.

Respighi: Violin Sonatas

Violin Sonata in B minor
Violin Sonata in D minor
Six pieces for violin & piano
Fabio Paggioro (violin) & Massimiliano Ferrati (piano)

Ottorino Respighi, gone into music history as a sorcerer of colourful orchestration, wrote a substantial oeuvre of chamber music works. A virtuoso violinist himself, he wrote two violin sonatas, which offer vintage Respighi: an eclectic use of various styles, from modal early music, through romantic pathos, to impressionistic colour experiments.

Both sonatas require the highest technical and musical command from both players, and violinist Fabio Paggioro and pianist Massimiliano Ferrati do them full justice: committed and passionate music making!