Antheil: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 - 4
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GEORGE ANTHEIL
Antheil: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 - 4
Tianwa Yang (violin) Nicholas Rimmer (Piano, drums)
[ Naxos American Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 9 June 2023
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New Jersey-born George Antheil traveled to Europe in 1922 determined to become "noted and notorious" as a pianist-composer, soon gaining a reputation as the "bad boy of music" with works such as the infamous Ballet mécanique.
The first three violin sonatas come from this period, with the eclectic Violin Sonata No. 1 displaying the fiercely barbaric influence of Stravinsky, and the more jazzy No. 2 developing experiments in "musical cubism".
His Violin Sonata No. 3 achieves a synthesis of Stravinskian rhythms and Antheil's more song-like tendencies, while the later No. 4 is built on Classical and Baroque models
Tracks:
Violin Sonata No. 1 (1923)
Violin Sonata No. 2 (1923)
Violin Sonata No. 3 (1924)
Violin Sonata No. 4 (1947-48)
