The expressive vitality in this collection of violin sonatas transcends the cultural upheavals from which these three Ukrainian composers emerged. Bortkiewicz’s Violin Sonata in G minor is among the most impressive of his relatively few chamber works, finding his musical language at its most vivid and directly communicative. Kosenko’s Violin Sonata in A minor is notable for the satisfying balance of its two subtly differentiated movements. Skoryk’s Second Violin Sonata is a stylistically diverse chamber work, with pointed allusions to Beethoven, Prokofiev and Gershwin during its compact and always eventful course.
Works:
•Viktor Kosenko: Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 18: I. Allegro
• Viktor Kosenko: Violin Sonata in A Minor, Op. 18: II. Andantino semplice
• Myroslav Skoryk: Violin Sonata No. 2: I. The Word. Moderato con moto
• Myroslav Skoryk: Violin Sonata No. 2: II. Aria. Andante con moto
• Myroslav Skoryk: Violin Sonata No. 2: III. Burlesque. Vivo
• Sergei Bortkiewicz: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 26: I. Sostenuto - Allegro drammatico
• Sergei Bortkiewicz: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Andante
• Sergei Bortkiewicz: Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Allegro vivace e con brio