Name: Dancla, C.: Petite Ecole De La Melodie / Saint-Saens, C.: Violin Sonata No. 1 / Massenet, J.: Meditation par Guido Rimonda
Brand: Guido Rimonda
SKU: 095115151020
Price: 9.9 USD
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Petite École de la mélodie, a little known work for violin and piano by composer Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla, is the headlining piece on this Chandos album. While it is the world-premiere recording of the Petite École, and new works are always a welcome asset, Dancla's 12 etude-like shorts may not be worthy of great esteem. Yes, they are certainly all melodic as the title would suggest, but they offer little in the way of substance or backbone. After 12 tracks, the whole experience becomes one of relative banality. For his part, violinist Guido Rimonda offers a technically proficient reading of the work, but his interpretation tends to lean toward the syrupy sweet. The same could be said for his performance of the album's core piece: Saint-Saëns Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor. Despite the clear first movement character marking of Allegro agitato, Rimonda's playing is rather soft around the edges with insufficient rhythmic dynamism. By the treacherous Finale, a perpetual motion, Rimonda livens things up a bit, but by this time it's too little, too late. The album ends with a technically flawless but musically overwrought performance of Massenet's Meditation from his opera Thaïs.

Dancla, C.: Petite Ecole De La Melodie / Saint-Saens, C.: Violin Sonata No. 1 / Massenet, J.: Meditation

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1. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 1, Romance. Andante cantabile

2. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 2, Valse. Moderato

3. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 3, Reverie: Andante cantabile

4. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 4, Moderato e risoluto

5. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 5, Ballade. Moderato flebile

6. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 6, Polka: Allegro moderato

7. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 7, Petit air varie: Andante maestoso - Andante cantabile - Moderato e cantabile

8. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 8, Andante cantabile -

9. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 9, Romanza. Andante

10. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 10, Barcarole: Andante con moto e molto cantabile

11. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 11, Mazurka: Moderato

12. Petite Ecole de la melodie (Little School of Melody), Op. 123: No. 12, Introduction e Rondo. Andante maestoso - Allegretto

13. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: I. Allegro agitato -

14. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: I. Adagio

15. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: II. Allegretto moderato -

16. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75: II. Allegro molto

17. Thaïs, Act II, Méditation, Thais, Act II: Meditation (arr. For violin and piano) [Version for violin and piano]

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