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Music Salon // Classical music: Violin sonatas and variations from Prokofiev to Dessau

A world premiere is always an important occasion, especially in the highly exciting and well-researched oeuvre of the composer Paul Dessau (1894-1979)! And yet, you have read correctly: As part of the "Im Duett" music salon concert, you can experience a genuine Dessau premiere. During their research, Julika Lorenz and Arne Rossbach from the NTO came across an unknown "Kleines Stück" for two violins from 1965 - now available in its own edition. In an almost aphoristic manner, the piece leads us into a sound world of classical modernism, which Prokofiev's "Sonata for 2 Violins" and Hindemith's "Canonical Variations" complement wonderfully. Eugène Ysaÿe's posthumously published "Sonata in A minor" from 1915, on the other hand, is a highly romantic sound fantasy by the Belgian master violinist. He dedicated the work to Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. Her Majesty was a pupil of Ysaÿe; she often performed with him. What did the German violinist Ingolf Turban, who recently recorded the work, say? "It is highly romantic music at its harmonic end, exhausted harmonic trickery, I would almost like to say - really in the evening glow of the setting romantic sun. A little tragic too. Perhaps it has something to do with love, with this great woman. How long does love last? When does it end?" This content has been machine translated.