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01. Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 I. Andante cantabile
02. Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 II. Allegro
03. Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 III. Commodo (quasi allegretto)
04. Sonata for Two Violins in C Major, Op. 56 IV. Allegro con brio
05. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10 I. Allegro molto
06. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10 II. Adagio sostenuto
07. Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 10 III. Andante con moto
08. Sonata for Two Violins in A Minor I. Poco Lento, maestoso-Allegro fermo
09. Sonata for Two Violins in A Minor II. Allegretto poco lento
10. Sonata for Two Violins in A Minor III. Finale. Allegro vivo e con fuoco

The setting of this album – two violins without accompaniment – is no ordinary combination, and the repertoire, though encompassing several style periods from the Baroque to the 21st century, is much smaller than that of a more standard duo such as violin and piano.

When choosing a program for this CD, we were adamant to present works which, rather than using virtuosic violin display as a means to an end, are masterworks in their own right, where the virtuosity of writing is a simple tool used to create breathtaking landscapes and thrilling stories. Three different countries and three different universes, though all three composed within less than half a century – the Sonatas for Two Violins by Serguei Prokofiev, Henryk Górecki and Eugène Ysa?e show with their incredible variety how exciting a violin duo can be.