SPECTRUM - Strauss & Shostakovich
This album presents a compelling dialogue between two contrasting masterpieces: Richard Strauss’s Violin Sonata, a radiant work of youthful passion and lyrical grandeur, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata, a haunting meditation on trauma and resilience. Performed by violinist Stanislav Pronin and pianist Churen Li, the recording pairs Strauss’s orchestral imagination distilled into chamber form with an interpretation of Shostakovich shaped by rare personal insights passed down from Pronin’s grandfather, a close acquaintance of the composer. Together, these sonatas span a century of musical expression, illuminating the enduring power of intimacy, memory, and artistic legacy.
This album presents a compelling dialogue between two contrasting masterpieces: Richard Strauss’s Violin Sonata, a radiant work of youthful passion and lyrical grandeur, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata, a haunting meditation on trauma and resilience. Performed by violinist Stanislav Pronin and pianist Churen Li, the recording pairs Strauss’s orchestral imagination distilled into chamber form with an interpretation of Shostakovich shaped by rare personal insights passed down from Pronin’s grandfather, a close acquaintance of the composer. Together, these sonatas span a century of musical expression, illuminating the enduring power of intimacy, memory, and artistic legacy.
This album presents a compelling dialogue between two contrasting masterpieces: Richard Strauss’s Violin Sonata, a radiant work of youthful passion and lyrical grandeur, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata, a haunting meditation on trauma and resilience. Performed by violinist Stanislav Pronin and pianist Churen Li, the recording pairs Strauss’s orchestral imagination distilled into chamber form with an interpretation of Shostakovich shaped by rare personal insights passed down from Pronin’s grandfather, a close acquaintance of the composer. Together, these sonatas span a century of musical expression, illuminating the enduring power of intimacy, memory, and artistic legacy.