Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Violin and Piano Denitsa Kazakova, Sylviane Deferne, Orchestre des Jeunes de la Suisse romande

• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847): Violin Sonata in D Minor, MWV Q9:
• 1 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in D Minor, MWV Q9 01:51
• Prelude in D Minor / Fugue in G Minor, MWV Z1:
• 2 Mendelssohn: Prelude in D Minor / Fugue in G Minor, MWV Z1 01:14
• Minuet in G Major, MWV Q8:
• 3 Mendelssohn: Minuet in G Major, MWV Q8 00:47
• Untitled Piece in G Minor, MWV Z1, No. 104:
• 4 Mendelssohn: Untitled Piece in G Minor, MWV Z1, No. 104 03:30
• Andante in D Minor, MWV Q4:
• 5 Mendelssohn: Andante in D Minor, MWV Q4 01:13
• Fugue in D Minor, MWV Q5:
• 6 Mendelssohn: Fugue in D Minor, MWV Q5 01:25
• Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q7:
• 7 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q7: I. Allegro 06:16
• 8 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q7: II. Andante 05:26
• 9 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q7: III. Presto 04:08
• Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q12:
• 10 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q12: I. Adagio – Allegro moderato 10:03
• 11 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q12: II. Poco adagio 07:04
• 12 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 4, MWV Q12: III. Allegro agitato 05:05
• Violin Sonata in D Minor, MWV Q18:
• 13 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in D Minor, MWV Q18: Adagio – Allegro molto 07:53
• Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q26:
• 14 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q26: I. Allegro vivace 08:43
• 15 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q26: II. Adagio 07:36
• 16 Mendelssohn: Violin Sonata in F Major, MWV Q26: III. Assai vivace 06:24
• Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4:
• 17 Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4: I. Allegro 18:10
• 18 Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4: II. Adagio 09:21
• 19 Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings in D Minor, MWV O4: III. Allegro 09:21
• Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62, MWV U185:
• 20 Mendelssohn: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 62, MWV U185: No. 1, Andante espressivo (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Fritz Kreisler) 03:41
• Total Runtime 01:59:11

Info for Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Violin and Piano

Violin and piano were close to Mendelssohn's heart throughout his life, and the composer brought them together from his earliest years. The complete works for both instruments recorded here, a mixture of early and mature pieces, are fascinating in many ways. It bears witness to Mendelssohn's formative years, while at the same time allowing us to glimpse the development of an exceptional musical sensibility. Although the latter is well known, listening to the sublime, melancholy delicacy of the Sonata in F minor, MWV Q12, or the facetiousness of the Concerto for violin and piano, one is still surprised by the expressive maturity and artistry of a Mendelssohn who was barely 14.

Accompanied with freshness and vitality by the Orchestre des Jeunes de la Suisse romande, Sylviane Deferne and Denitsa Kazakova offer all the conviction and brio demanded by this first true complete work for violin and piano by Mendelssohn!

Denitsa Kazakova, violin
Sylviane Deferne, piano
Orchestre des Jeunes de la Suisse Romande

Denitsa Kazakova
Born in Pleven, Bulgaria, Denitsa Kazakova began studying the violin at the age of four with her mother. At the age of eight, the Ministry of Culture granted her the exceptional privilege of studying with Anton Hadjiatanassov, professor at the National Academy of Music in Sofia.

Taking competition as a game and a means of surpassing herself, from the age of 7 she was a prizewinner in numerous national and international competitions. After winning first prize in the Obretenov national competition for young violinists, she went on to win other national first prizes in 1978, 1983 and 1985. In 1985 she won the ‘Concertino Prague’ radio competition, and in 1988 the International J.S. Bach Competition in Leipzig. Invited by Pierre Amoyal, she joined his class at the Lausanne Conservatoire in 1990, where six months later she was awarded first prize for virtuosity with congratulations from the jury. In 1993, she won first prize and the gold medal at the Maria Canals International Music Interpretation Competition in Barcelona, and the Samson François Association prize at the Jacques Thibaud Competition in Paris. In 1997, her interpretation of Bach's Chaconne was awarded a special prize at the R. Lipizer International Competition in Italy. From 1996 to 1998 she studied violin with Marie-Annick Nicolas and contemporary music with Jean-Jacques Balet at the Geneva Conservatoire.

In 1997, she won first prize in the Haydn-Mozart competition organised by the Association des amis du Conservatoire, and went on to win first prize for virtuosity in 1998 and the teaching diploma in 2001. Later, at the same institution, she took baroque violin lessons with Florence Malgoire, and in 2007 obtained the postgraduate certificate with honours. The Duo Nova she formed with guitarist Jean-Christophe Ducret went on to win first prize in several international competitions in Europe, and from 1992 to 2015 she gave an intense concert schedule.

As a soloist or chamber musician, Denitsa Kazakova contributes to enriching the repertoire by premiering and recording works dedicated to her by composers such as Jean-Luc Darbellay, Ulrich Kohler, Eric Gaudibert, Johan Treichel, Christian Favre, Jacques Demierre and Xavier Dayer.

She has made many wonderful musical encounters, pursuing a career as a soloist and chamber musician, while devoting herself to teaching violin to young musicians at the Neuchâtel and Lausanne Conservatoires.

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